Quercus laurifolia Michaux. Subgenus: Quercus. Section: Lobatae. Subsection: Phellos. Common name: Laurel Oak. Phenology: Mar-Apr; Sep-Nov (of the second year). Habitat: Mesic to seasonally flooded soils of floodplains, also (rarely) mesic slopes and swamps in maritime forests. Distribution: A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: se. VA south to s. FL and west to e. TX and s. AR.
ID notes: Sometimes confused with Q. hemisphaerica, but (in addition to the key characters above) Q. laurifolia has blunter leaf tips, flowers about 2 weeks earlier, and generally occupies much moister habitats.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA3, G, GW2, K4, NS, POWO, Tx, Va, Hunt (1990); = Quercus obtusa (Willd.) Ashe — S, S13; < Quercus laurifolia Michx. — Fl2, RAB, WH3; Quercus laurifolia Michx. Basionym: Quercus laurifolia Michx. 1801
Links to other floras: = Quercus laurifolia - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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native range: southeastern United States
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