Quercus pagoda Rafinesque. Subgenus: Quercus. Section: Lobatae. Subsection: Phellos. Common name: Cherrybark Oak, Swamp Spanish Oak, Pagoda oak. Phenology: Apr-May; Sep-Nov (of the second year). Habitat: Bottomland forests, especially on second terraces, also mesic to dry-mesic upland sites, especially where somewhat base-rich. Distribution: E. and c. VA south to nw. FL and west to se. TX and north in the interior to e. TN, s. IL, and s. IN.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl2, FNA3, Il, K4, Mo3, NS, POWO, S, Tn, Va, WH3; = n/a — Tat; = Quercus falcata Michx. var. pagodaefolia — F; = Quercus falcata Michx. var. pagodifolia Elliott — G, GW2, RAB; = Quercus pagodaefolia (Elliott) Ashe — S13; = Quercus pagodifolia (Elliott) Ashe; = Quercus rubra L. var. pagodaefolia Ashe; < Quercus falcata Michx. — Tx. Basionym: Quercus pagoda Raf. 1838
Links to other floras: = Quercus pagoda - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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native range: southeastern & central United States
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