Image ID: 16600
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: QUMA3
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Quercus marilandica
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Last Modified: 2019-11-29
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: QUERC GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Quercus GENUS AUTHORITY: L. GENUS COMMON: Oak GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 350-530 species, trees and shrubs, of temperate, subtropical, and rarely tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Oaks are the predominant tree of our area, with a variety of species dominating much of the landscape in nearly every ecological situation. Only in a few specialized (and usually in some sense edaphically extreme) communities are oaks generally entirely absent: deepest Coastal Plain swamps, some Coastal Plain depression ponds, wettest pine savannas, pocosins, spruce-fir forests, highest elevation northern hardwood forests, and mountain bogs. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: Many oak species are well-adapted to ecological situations in which fires frequently burn the ground layer. Fire-maintained communities of the Piedmont and Mountains typically have oaks such as Q. stellata, Q. marilandica var. marilandica, Q. ilicifolia, and Q. prinoides. The two latter species are normally shrubby, and have become rarer because of fire suppression (they require fire to prevent larger trees from outcompeting them). In contrast, Q. stellata and Q. marilandica var. marilandica become larger and more frequent in fire-suppressed conditions. GENUS REFERENCES: Nixon in FNA (1997) (overall treatment); Jensen in FNA (1997) (red oaks); Nixon & Muller in FNA (1997) (white oaks); Godfrey (1988); Stein, Binion, & Acciavatti (2003); Cronquist (1991); Duncan & Duncan (1988); Hunt (1990)=Z; Hunt (1994); Kubitzki in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: FAGACE FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Fagaceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: Dumortier 1829 FAMILY COMMON: Beech Family FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 8 genera and 620-1050 species, trees and shrubs, mostly of the Northern Hemisphere, but extending into se. Asia and Australia. FAMILY REFERENCE: Nixon in FNA (1997); Govaerts & Frodin (1998); Kubitzki in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Elias (1971a).
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HABITAT TYPE: Dry forests, Woods margins
NATIVE RANGE: eastern & central U.S. HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: This small, underappreciated oak grows in dry, sandy, or rocky soils where other woody plants may struggle. The large glossy leaves are club-shaped and turn reddish-brown in the fall. Blackjack oak is sometimes called "scrub oak" as it often has a stunted and gnarled appearance, but its toughness proves that it is a valuable tree for growing in difficult sites. The genus Quercus supports up to 518 lepidoptera species.
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Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE:
Sun, Part Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 6
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 9
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Bee Friendly, Butterfly Friendly, Bird Friendly
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USDA Symbol: QUMA3
USDA Common Name: Blackjack Oak
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree,Shrub
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Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Fagaceae Dumortier 1829 (Beech Family) SUMMARY: A family of about 8 genera and 620-1050 species, trees and shrubs, mostly of the Northern Hemisphere, but extending into se. Asia and Australia. REFERENCE: Nixon in FNA (1997); Govaerts & Frodin (1998); Kubitzki in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Elias (1971a).ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Quercus L. (Oak) SUMMARY: A genus of about 350-530 species, trees and shrubs, of temperate, subtropical, and rarely tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Oaks are the predominant tree of our area, with a variety of species dominating much of the landscape in nearly every ecological situation. Only in a few specialized (and usually in some sense edaphically extreme) communities are oaks generally entirely absent: deepest Coastal Plain swamps, some Coastal Plain depression ponds, wettest pine savannas, pocosins, spruce-fir forests, highest elevation northern hardwood forests, and mountain bogs. REFERENCE: Nixon in FNA (1997) (overall treatment); Jensen in FNA (1997) (red oaks); Nixon & Muller in FNA (1997) (white oaks); Godfrey (1988); Stein, Binion, & Acciavatti (2003); Cronquist (1991); Duncan & Duncan (1988); Hunt (1990)=Z; Hunt (1994); Kubitzki in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Quercus marilandica in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available) UNC SERNEC: Find Quercus marilandica in
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)