Quercus palustris Münchhausen. Subgenus: Quercus. Section: Lobatae. Subsection: Palustres. Common name: Pin Oak. Phenology: Mar-May; Oct-Nov (of the second year). Habitat: Hardwood flatwoods, bottomland forests, swamps, sinkhole ponds, sloughs, wet prairies, upland sag ponds; also widely planted as a street tree in towns and cities. Distribution: MA and NY west to se. IA and e. KS, south to c. NC, nw. GA, sc. TN, n. AR, and e. OK.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA3, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV; = Quercus rubra var. palustris. Basionym: Quercus palustris Münchh. 1770
Links to other floras: = Quercus palustris - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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native range: eastern North America
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