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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Quercus marilandica var. marilandica
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus marilandica var. marilandica
FAMILY
Fagaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 055-03-024:
Quercus marilandica
FAMILY
Fagaceae
COMMON NAME:
Blackjack Oak
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JK Marlow jkm110219_677
February Spartanburg County SC
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March Greenville County SC
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March Greenville County SC
Oaks tend to have a cluster of buds at the ends of the twigs, per The Tree Identification Book.
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April Columbia County GA
Pistillate flowers with 3-lobed stigmas, solitary or in few-flowered spikes, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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April Columbia County GA
Staminate flowers in pendulous catkins near base of current year's twig, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_quercus_marilandica
April
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JK Marlow jkm0405x_02
May Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Leaves widest near the tip, which varies from unlobed to 3-lobed, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_quercus_marilandica_3
July
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_q_marilandica_leaves
September
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JK Marlow jkm0411h_06
November Oconee County SC
Roadside
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November Greenville County SC
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November Greenville County SC
Acorn cup thick, covering ~1/3 nut. Nut often with pronounced apical point, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow s041223_a
December Oconee County SC
Roadside