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 phellos
FAMILY
Fagaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read Edible Wild Plants: Oak from Lytton Musselman and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Learn more from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.
Willow Oak has been widely planted in parking lots, roadsides, and parks. The lance-shaped leaves resemble the leaves of a willow, hence the common name. If you look closely at the leaf tip, you’ll often find a short bristle sticking off the end. Read more at Southern Piedmont Natural History.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus phellos
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-030:
Quercus phellos FAMILY Fagaceae
COMMON NAME:
Willow Oak, "Pin Oak"
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Quercus phellos
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus phellos
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-030:
Quercus phellos
FAMILY
Fagaceae
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