Quercus hemisphaerica

Quercus hemisphaerica
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. Lobatae
Species:
Q. hemisphaerica
Binomial name
Quercus hemisphaerica
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Dryopsila maritima (Michx.) Raf.
  • Quercus geminata f. maritima (Michx.) Trel.
  • Quercus hemisphaerica var. maritima (Michx.) C.H.Mull.
  • Quercus laurifolia var. maritima (Michx.) A.E.Murray
  • Quercus laurifolia subsp. maritima (Michx.) A.E.Murray
  • Quercus maritima Raf.
  • Quercus maritima (Michx.) Willd.
  • Quercus nigra f. hemisphaerica (Bartram ex Willd.) Trel.
  • Quercus phellos var. maritima Michx.
  • Quercus virens var. maritima (Michx.) Chapm.
  • Quercus virginiana var. maritima (Michx.) Sarg.

Quercus hemisphaerica (sand laurel oak, laurel oak, Darlington oak, laurel-leaf oak) is a species of oak native to the southeastern and south-central United States. It is in the red oak section of Quercus sect. Lobatae. It is often confused with and closely related to Quercus laurifolia (swamp laurel oak), from which it differs in several key characteristics.

  1. ^ Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L. (2015). "Quercus hemisphaerica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194137A2302375. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194137A2302375.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willd.