Native and naturalized plants
Native and naturalized plants of the Carolinas and Georgia, eastern Tennessee and northern Florida

1183
Weakley's Flora ( 4/7/08 ): Fagaceae
Quercus coccinea

GREATER THAN
PLANTS National Database: Fagaceae
Quercus coccinea +

SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968): Fagaceae
055-03-021
Quercus coccinea

Common Name:
Scarlet Oak

Tree
Perennial
Deciduous
Monoecious

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain south of VA)
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Look for it in xeric upland forests, per Weakley's Flora



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...Moist ...Variable ...Dry

Leaves:
Simple
Alternate

Flower:
Spring

Fruit:
Summer/Fall
Acorn

To learn more about this plant, look it up in a good book!
Gardening with Native Plants of the South p049
Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p310
Landscaping with Native Trees p215
Trees of the Southeastern US p286
Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p23




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Herbarium of Clemson University      h_cu090702_2526


May
Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District

 

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October
Greenville County SC

Leaves deeply cut with wide sinuses, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.

 

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November
Greenville County SC

Leaves deeply lobed, sinuses rounded, larger lobes with 3+ bristles, per Trees of the Southeastern US.

Compare this to Quercus palustris or Quercus shumardii var. shumardii

 

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