Quercus pumila
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Quercus pumila Walter 1788 not Castigl. 1790 nor Michx. 1803 nor Sudw. 1898
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Quercus pumila (runner oak[3] or running oak[4]) is a North American species of oaks in the beech family. It is native to the southeastern United States (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas).[3][5]
Quercus pumila is a deciduous shrub usually less than one meter (40 inches) tall. Bark is gray or dark brown. Leaves are up to 10 cm (4 inches) long, with no teeth or lobes, hairless or nearly so on the upper surface, the underside usually with a thick coat of reddish-brown hairs.[3]
References
- ^ Tropicos, Quercus pumila Walter
- ^ The Plant List, Quercus pumila Walter
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, Quercus pumila Walter, 1788. Runner oak
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Quercus pumila". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
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