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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Quercus michauxii
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus michauxii
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 055-03-007:
Quercus michauxii
FAMILY
Fagaceae
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_qumi_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_qumi_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm090221_052
February Richland County SC
Congaree National Park
Leaves mostly obovate, w rounded teeth, hairs of leaf undersurface in clusters, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
leaves of Chestnut Oaks and Chinquapin Oaks
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JK Marlow jkm090221_053
February Richland County SC
Congaree National Park
Bark thick, light gray, with scaly plates, similar to that of white oak, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_q_michauxii_leaves
September
Leaves generally broader relative to length than those of Chestnut Oak, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.