OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
Genus: Quercus     Subgenus: Quercus     Section: Lobatae (red oaks)    

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Quercus velutina   FAMILY Fagaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus velutina   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Quercus velutina

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-020:

Quercus velutina   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Quercus velutina

 

COMMON NAME:
Black Oak


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image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux    dcp34_p32a

        

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

JK Marlow    jkm191222_2376_q_velutina

    Clay County    AL

Cheaha State Park

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_283

        

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_quve_001_lvd

        

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_quercus_velutina

January        

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

JK Marlow    jkm0402c_10

February    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

Bark of trunk very dark, heavily ridged, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

JK Marlow    jkm210309_8887

March    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Scurfy pubescence and axillary tomentum below, raised veins on both surfaces, per Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America (Stein, Binion, & Acciavatti, 2003).

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

JK Marlow    jkm210309_8888

March    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Buds grayish to light brown, angled, hairy, 6-12mm long, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

JK Marlow    jkm0304m_18

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu090702_1819

May    Oconee County    SC

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

JK Marlow    s000517_c

May    Greenville County    SC

Leaf blades leathery, upper surfaces shiny, lower w tawny hairs along veins, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu83519

June    Pickens County    SC

Jocassee Gorges

Leaves vary greatly in shape, the lobes shallow where more shaded, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

JK Marlow    jkm120728_057

July    Abbeville County    SC

Parson's Mountain Recreation Area

Inner bark yellowish to orange or reddish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

JK Marlow    jkm080917_002

September    Greenville County    SC

Nut often has a brownish pubescence; cup usually covers about 1/2, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_q_velutina_1_cc

September    Walker County    GA

Scales loose around the perimeter of cup, forming a fringe, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_q_velutina_9_6_05_6_c

September        

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_q_velutina_leaves

September        

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

JK Marlow    jkm0510c_10

October    Oconee County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District

Nut is 15-22mm long, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

JK Marlow    s011021_ab

October    Greenville County    SC

Leaves variously lobed (deeper on higher branches and mature trees), per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).


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image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

JK Marlow    s011022_ab

October    Greenville County    SC

Leaves rather thick, hairy along veins below, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Quercus velutina, Black Oak

JK Marlow    jkm071123_001

November    Greenville County    SC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Quercus velutina   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus velutina   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Quercus velutina

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-020:
Quercus velutina   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Quercus velutina

 

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1202

Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Upland forests and woodlands, especially in fairly xeric and sandy soils, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate, 5-ranked

FLOWER:
Spring
Staminate calyx 2-8 lobed, pistillate calyx 6-lobed
Petals absent
3-12 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual

Staminate flowers in clustered drooping catkins

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Acorn

 

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