Quercus geminata

Sand live oak
Acorns and leaves of a sand live oak in Florida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Virentes
Species:
Q. geminata
Binomial name
Quercus geminata
Synonyms[4]
List
  • Quercus virginiana var. maritima Sarg.Michx.
  • Quercus geminata var. grandifolia (Sarg.) Trel.
  • Quercus geminata var. reasoneri A.Camus
  • Quercus virginiana var. geminata (Small) Sarg.
  • Quercus virginiana f. grandifolia Sarg.
Sand live oak at sunrise

Quercus geminata, commonly called sand live oak, is an evergreen oak tree native to the coastal regions of the subtropical southeastern United States, along the Atlantic Coast from southern Florida northward to southeastern Virginia and along the Gulf Coast westward to southern Mississippi,[5] on seacoast dunes and on white sands in evergreen oak scrubs.[2]

  1. ^ Kenny, L.; Wenzell, K. (2015). "Quercus geminata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194134A2302219. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194134A2302219.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Trees_North_FL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Trees_Florida was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Quercus geminata Small", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  5. ^ [1] "FloriData — Quercus geminata", Retrieved 2011-07-06