Quercus margarettae

Quercus margarettae
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. Quercus
Species:
Q. margarettae
Binomial name
Quercus margarettae
Synonyms[2]
  • Quercus margaretiae var. stolonifera (Sarg.) Ashe
  • Quercus minor var. margaretiae Ashe
  • Quercus pandurata Raf.
  • Quercus stellata subsp. margaretiae (Ashe) A.E.Murray
  • Quercus stellata var. araniosa Sarg.
  • Quercus stellata var. margaretiae (Ashe) Sarg.

Quercus margarettae (spelling variants include Quercus margaretta, Quercus margarettiae, and Quercus margaretiae), the sand post oak or dwarf post oak, is a North American species of oak in the beech family. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States from Virginia to Florida and west as far as Texas and Oklahoma.[3] There are historical reports of the species growing in New York State, but it has not been seen there in years.[4]

Quercus margarettae is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing up to 12 meters (40 feet) tall.[5] The bark is gray and scaly. The leaves are up to 135 millimetres (5+1⁄4 inches) long, and bipinnately lobed with rounded lobes. The plant grows in sandy or gravelly soil.[6][4]

  1. ^ Kenny, L.; Wenzell, K.; Jerome, D. (2017). "Quercus margarettae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T194191A111279087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T194191A111279087.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Quercus margaretiae (Ashe) Small". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  3. ^ "Quercus margarettae". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  4. ^ a b Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus margarettae". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. ^ "Quercus margarettae (Dwarf Post Oak, Sand Post Oak) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  6. ^ Small, John Kunkel (1903). Flora of the Southeastern United States. p. 355 as Quercus margaretta.