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...Variable
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Quercus phellos
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus phellos
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 055-03-030:
Quercus phellos
FAMILY
Fagaceae
COMMON NAME:
Willow Oak
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_quph_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_quph_004_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_quercus_phellos
January
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JK Marlow jkm0402d_14
February Greenville County SC
Furman University
Young bark smooth and dark gray; mature bark has deep furrows & rough ridges, per Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America.
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JK Marlow jkm080314_003
March Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm080314_006
March Greenville County SC
Acorn cups covering 1/3 or less of nut, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow s050503_a
May Greenville County SC
Parking lot
Leaves narrowly oblong or lanceolate, margin entire, both base & apex acute, per Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America.
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JK Marlow jkm0406l_23
June Greenville County SC
Parking lot
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JK Marlow jkm0407e_16
July Greenville County SC
Downtown Greenville
Widely planted as a street tree in towns and cities, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0407e_18
July Greenville County SC
Downtown Greenville
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_q_phellos_leaves
September
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Paul Thompson pstquercus_phellos
September?
Note tufts of light-colored woolly pubescence along midrib on leaf underside. — Clemson Extension
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JK Marlow jkm061111_015
November York County SC
Blackjacks Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow s041201_a
December Greenville County SC
Leaf apex bristle-tipped, per Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America.