Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria
Summary 2
Quercus imbricaria, the Shingle Oak, is a deciduous tree in the red oak group of oaks. It is native primarily to the Midwestern and Upper South regions of North America, from southern New York west to northern Illinois and eastern Kansas, and south to central Alabama and Arkansas. It is most commonly found growing in uplands with good drainage, less often along lowland streams, at 100-700 m altitude.
Comments 3
Shingle Oak is one of two oaks (Quercus spp.) in Illinois that has leaves with smooth margins; other oaks have pinnatifid leaves. The other oak species with smooth-margined leaves, Quercus phellos (Willow Oak), is found in southern Illinois. The leaves of Willow Oak are more narrow (½" or less) than those of Shingle Oak. At one time, the wood of Shingle Oak was used to make wooden shingles for houses, hence the common name. Other common names for this tree are Jack Oak and Northern Laurel Oak.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Bruce K. Kirchoff, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/kirchoff/em2368
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_imbricaria
- (c) John Hilty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29586632
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
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- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
