Quercus oglethorpensis

Quercus oglethorpensis
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)
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. 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. 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.

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