Quercus chapmanii

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Chapman oak
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. chapmanii
Binomial name
Quercus chapmanii
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Natural range of Quercus chapmanii
Synonyms [2]
  • Quercus obtusiloba var. parvifoliaChapm.

Quercus chapmanii, commonly referred to as the Chapman oak, is a species of oak that grows in the southeastern United States. [3]

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Description

Quercus chapmanii is a shrub or small tree occasionally reaching a height of 6 meters (20 feet) but usually less. Leaves sometimes have no lobes, sometimes wavy rounded lobes. [4] [5] [6]

Distribution

Quercus chapmanii is found in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. [4]

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References

  1. Kenny, L.; Wenzell , K. (2015). "Quercus chapmanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T72420232A72420970. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T72420232A72420970.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Quercus chapmanii Sarg.". Tropicos . Missouri Botanical Garden.
  3. Duncan, Wilbur H.; Marion B. Duncan (1988). Trees of the Southeastern United States . Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press. pp.  229. ISBN   0-8203-1469-2.
  4. 1 2 USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Quercus chapmanii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  5. "Quercus chapmanii". Native Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin . Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  6. Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus chapmanii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.