Quercus chapmanii

Chapman Oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. chapmanii
Binomial name
Quercus chapmanii
Sarg.

Quercus chapmanii, commonly referred to as the Chapman Oak, is a species of oak tree that grows in the Southeastern United States.[1]

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Taxonomy

Synonyms include Quercus minima forma pygmaea, Quercus minima forma reasoneri, Quercus minima var. pygmaea, Quercus obtusiloba var. parvifolia, and Quercus pygmaea.[2]

Description

Chapman Oaks are perennial dicots.[3] They grow into shrubs or small trees up to 45 ft (13.7 m) in height.[4]

Distribution

Q. chapmanii is found in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. [3]

References

  1. ^ Duncan, Wilbur H.; Marion B. Duncan (1988). Trees of the Southeastern United States. Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press. pp. 229. ISBN 0-8203-1469-2. 
  2. ^ "Quercus chapmanii - Species Page". Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida. http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=644. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "PLANTS Profile for Quercus chapmanii (Chapman oak)". USDA PLANTS database. United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUCH. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
  4. ^ "NPIN: Quercus chapmanii (Chapman oak)". Native Plant Database. University of Texas at Austin. http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=QUCH. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 

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