Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus
Section: Quercus (white oaks)
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Quercus alba
FAMILY
Fagaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus alba
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Quercus alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-001:
Quercus alba FAMILY Fagaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Quercus alba
COMMON NAME:
White Oak
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_quercus_alba
March
Bark light ashy gray w shallow lengthwise fissures separating into plates, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Gill Newberry gn04_q_alba_early_spring
April
In spring a mist of rose and silver: each twig hung with soft velvety leaves, per Trees Worth Knowing (Rogers, 1924).
Gill Newberry gn04_q_alba_male_and_feml
April
Male flowers in hanging catkins, female flowers inconspicuous, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
JK Marlow s040419_e
April Greenville County SC
"When white oak leaves are the size of a mouse's ear, it's time to plant corn."
JK Marlow jkm061025_003
October Greenville County SC
Acorn cup rather thick, covering 1/4 of nut, which is 15-25mm long, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
JK Marlow jkm121006_263
October Washington County VA
Virginia Creeper Trail
Over 150 yrs old & presumed to be the oldest tree on the Virigina Creeper Trail.
JK Marlow s011111_pq
November Greenville County SC
Leaves divided into 7-10 shallow to deeply rounded lobes withut bristle tips, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Quercus alba
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus alba
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Quercus alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-001:
Quercus alba
FAMILY
Fagaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Quercus alba
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