Quercus oglethorpensis

Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
FAGACEAE
Quercus
Quercus oglethorpensis W.H. Duncan
Oglethorpe Oak
Tree
Perennial
Vascular
A member of the white oak group similar to Q. durandii and Q. austrina. A first glance, it resembles Q. imbricaria, a member of the red oak group.
This species was first discovered in Alabama by Al Schotz of the Alabama Natural Heritage Program. That discovery was in 1998 in Sumter County. Subsequent discoveries were made by Wayne K. Webb in Marengo and Wilcox counties in 2013.
Native S1 (State Rank) G3 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Fagales
Quercus
Quercus oglethorpensis W.H. Duncan - Oglethorpe Oak
Citation
Quercus oglethorpensis W.H. Duncan, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 24(3): 755–756. 1940.
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USA: GEORGIA. Oglethorpe Co.: Bottomlan, Buffalo Creek, 8 miles E. of Lexington, Sept. 11, 1940, Duncan 2870. (Holotype: BARC; Isotypes: DUKE, F, GA, GH, IND, US(2), NY, PH)--fide Duncan 1940.
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Specimens and Distribution

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