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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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus phellos
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Quercus phellos
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-030:
Quercus phellos FAMILY Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Quercus phellos
COMMON NAME:
Willow Oak, "Pin Oak"
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JK Marlow jkm0402d_14
February Greenville County SC
Furman University
Young bark smooth and dark gray; mature bark has deep furrows & rough ridges, per Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America (Stein, Binion, & Acciavatti, 2003).
JK Marlow jkm080314_006
March Greenville County SC
Acorn cups covering 1/3 or less of nut, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
JK Marlow s050503_a
May Greenville County SC
Parking lot
Leaves narrowly oblong or lanceolate, margin entire, both base & apex acute, per Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America (Stein, Binion, & Acciavatti, 2003).
JK Marlow jkm0407e_16
July Greenville County SC
Downtown Greenville
Widely planted as a street tree in towns and cities, per Weakley's Flora.
Paul Thompson pstquercus_phellos
September?
Note tufts of light-colored woolly pubescence along midrib on leaf underside. — Clemson Extension
JK Marlow s041201_a
December Greenville County SC
Leaf apex bristle-tipped, per Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America (Stein, Binion, & Acciavatti, 2003).
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
Flora of North America
Quercus phellos
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-030:
Quercus phellos
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Quercus phellos
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