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Darlington oak

Quercus hemisphaerica

Also called Darlington's Oak, Laurel Oak

Darlington oak
Photo: homeredwardprice, CC BY 2.0
Family
Fagaceae (Beech & oak family)
Grows as
Tree
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SE. U.S.A. to Texas
Climate
temperate

About

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.

Where it grows

The tree can be found from Texas to Delaware.

Other Quercus plants

Quercus acatenangensis · Mapleleaf oak · Quercus acherdophylla · Quercus acrodonta · Quercus aculcingensis · Red Wood Evergreen Oak · Quercus acutangula · Quercus acutifolia · Sawtooth oak · Quercus aerea · African Oak · Quercus affinis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quercus hemisphaerica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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