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Fagaceae
Quercus

not marked as a favorite taxon Quercus laurifolia Michaux. 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.

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Subgenus: Quercus. Section: Lobatae. Subsection: Phellos.

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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image #1 of Quercus laurifolia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Quercus laurifolia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Quercus laurifolia© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Quercus laurifolia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Quercus laurifolia© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Quercus laurifolia© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Quercus laurifolia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Quercus laurifolia© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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native range: southeastern United States



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