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Quercus

not marked as a favorite taxon Quercus palustris Münchhausen. 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.

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Subgenus: Quercus. Section: Lobatae. Subsection: Palustres.

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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image #1 of Quercus palustris© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Quercus palustris© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Quercus palustris© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Quercus palustris© Erin Faulkner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erin Faulkner source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Quercus palustris© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Quercus palustris© Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Quercus palustris© Erin Faulkner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erin Faulkner source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Quercus palustris© Erin Faulkner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erin Faulkner source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Quercus palustris© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Quercus palustris© Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Quercus palustris© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Quercus palustris© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #19 of Quercus palustris© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #20 of Quercus palustris© Erik Danielson source
image #21 of Quercus palustris© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #23 of Quercus palustris© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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native range: eastern North America



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