2579

Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Documented growing wild in GA - SC

Rare

Look for it in bottomland forests, upland oak flats over clays (Iredell and Enon soils), per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate, 5-ranked

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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Acorn

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America p074
• Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p187
• Trees of the Southeastern United States p250
• Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p276

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Quercus oglethorpensis   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus oglethorpensis   FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-012:
Quercus oglethorpensis   FAMILY Fagaceae