Quercus ilicifolia

Quercus ilicifolia
Scrub oak in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, in June 2011
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. ilicifolia
Binomial name
Quercus ilicifolia
Wangenh. 1787 not Salisb. 1864 nor Koord. & Valeton ex Seemen 1900
The geographic presence of Quercus ilicifolia in the Northeastern United States (highlighted in green)
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Quercus banisteri Michx.
  • Quercus discolor var. banisteri (Michx.) Spach
  • Quercus ilicifolia var. georgiana A.Wood
  • Quercus nana (Marshall) Sarg. 1895 not Willd. 1805
  • Quercus nigra var. ilicifolia Kuntze
  • Quercus nigra var. pumila Marshall
  • Quercus pumila Sudw. 1898 not Walter 1788
  • Quercus rubra var. nana Marshall

Quercus ilicifolia, commonly known as bear oak or scrub oak, is a small shrubby oak native to the Eastern United States and, less commonly, in southeastern Canada. Its range in the United States extends from Maine to North Carolina, with reports of a few populations north of the international frontier in Ontario.[3] The name ilicifolia means "holly-leaved."

  1. ^ Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L.; Jerome, D. (2017). "Quercus ilicifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T194173A111335600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T194173A111335600.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Quercus ilicifolia". 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. ^ "Quercus ilicifolia". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.