Quercus oglethorpensis
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| Quercus oglethorpensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. oglethorpensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus oglethorpensis W.H.Duncan (1940) | |
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| Natural range of Quercus oglethorpensis | |
Quercus oglethorpensis (also called Oglethorpe Oak) is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to the United States. It is named for Oglethorpe County, Georgia, where it was first discovered.[1]
Description
Trees grow to approximately 25 meters in height, with a diameter at breast height of about 80 cm.[2]
Distribution
The species is found in the Piedmont of Georgia and South Carolina, and in Louisiana and Mississippi.[1][2]
Diseases
This species is commonly affected by chestnut blight.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brown, Claud L.; L. Katherine Kirkman (1990). Trees of Georgia and Adjacent States. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-88192-148-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Duncan, Wilbur H.; Marion B. Duncan (1988). Trees of the Southeastern United States. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. p. 250. ISBN 0-8203-1469-2.
- Nixon, K. et al. 1998. Quercus oglethorpensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
External links
- Patrick, Allison and Krakow (1995). "Quercus oglethorpensis Duncan". Protected Plants of Georgia. Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- "PLANTS Profile for Quercus oglethorpensis (Oglethorpe oak)". USDA PLANTS database. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
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