Quercus pagoda Rafinesque. Subgenus: Quercus. Section: Lobatae. Subsection: Phellos. Cherrybark Oak, Swamp Spanish Oak, Pagoda oak. Phen: Apr-May; Sep-Nov (of the second year). Hab: Bottomland forests, especially on second terraces, also mesic to dry-mesic upland sites, especially where somewhat base-rich. Dist: 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, K1, K3, K4, 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

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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