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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read Edible Wild Plants: Oak from Lytton Musselman and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Learn more from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Quercus bicolor
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus bicolor
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 055-03-006:
Quercus bicolor
FAMILY
Fagaceae
COMMON NAME:
Swamp White Oak
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_qubi_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_qubi_004_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_quercus_bicolor
January
Bark grayish, scaly or with thick scaly ridges, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_q_bicolor_bark_1
August
Chattahoochee Nature Center
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_q_bicolor_fruit
August
Chattahoochee Nature Center
Acorn cup covering 1/2-3/4 of nut, scales slightly elongate-tipped near rim, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_q_bicolor_lvs_3
August
Chattahoochee Nature Center
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_quercus_bicolor_0447
October Hamilton County TN
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_quercus_bicolor_0448
October Hamilton County TN
A white oak to 60-70' tall with an open, rounded crown, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_quercus_bicolor_0450
October Hamilton County TN
Leaves w a velvety white underside are one of its distinguishing features, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.