blackjack oak
Quercus marilandica
Summary 2
Quercus marilandica (blackjack oak) is a small oak, one of the red oak group Quercus sect. Lobatae. It is native to the eastern and central United States, from Long Island to Florida, west as far as Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. There are reports of a few isolated populations in southern Michigan, but these appear to represent introductions.
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_marilandica
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Form | tree |
|---|---|
| Fruit type | Acorn |
| Fruit season | Fall, Summer |
| Leaf arrangement | Alternate |
| Simple/compound | Simple |
| Evergreen or deciduous | Deciduous |
| Leaf margin | Lobed |
| Bloom time | Spring |
