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Quercus

not marked as a favorite taxon Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J. Hill. Common name: Northern Pin Oak, Hill's Oak. Phenology: Apr-May; Sep-Oct (of the second year). Habitat: Dry to mesic sandy, acidic, upland forests or slopes. Distribution: Ontario west to e. North Dakota, south to n. Ohio, n. Indiana, n. Illinois, and n. Missouri; disjunct in Carter County, Missouri. This species is distributed primarily in the upper midwestern US. Confirmed from one county in our area (Carter County, Missouri; J. Thomas 2631), which apparently is an escape from trees planted at a nearby Forest Service office (J. Thomas, pers. comm., 2022).

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Subgenus: Quercus. Section: Lobatae. Subsection: Coccineae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA3, G, GrPl, K4, Mi, NS, POWO. Basionym: Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J.Hill 1899

Links to other floras: = Quercus ellipsoidalis - FNA3

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