Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Quercus hemisphaerica
FAMILY
Fagaceae
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INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus hemisphaerica +
FAMILY
Fagaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-031?:
Quercus laurifolia
FAMILY
Fagaceae
COMMON NAME:
Darlington Oak, Sand Laurel Oak
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JK Marlow jkm0407x_04
July Abbeville County SC
Erskine College
This is the semi-evergreen laurel oak widely planted in southern cities, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Quercus hemisphaerica
FAMILY
Fagaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus hemisphaerica +
FAMILY
Fagaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-031?:
Quercus laurifolia
FAMILY
Fagaceae