Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh.
Bear oak, black scrub oak, scrub oak, turkey oak
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Rosidae Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order Fagales Birch, she-oak, beech, walnut, bayberry, others
Family Fagaceae Beech familhy
Genus Quercus Latin for “oak”
Species ilicifolia “Having leaves like a holly (genus Ilex)”
About plant names...
Bear oaks are natives of eastern North America.
Identification: These oaks are generally found as shrubs
less than 15′ (4.6 m) high, with a maximum height of 18′ (5.5 m). The leaves look
significantly different from those of most other oaks that occur in the same range.
They are 2-5″ (5-12 cm) long. Acorns are ¼-½″ (8.4-12 mm) long, dark brown, with the cap covering about a third of the nut.
See the Quercus
comparison table.
Online References:
Www.carolinanature.com
The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database
The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
PlantSystematics.org
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden
EFloras
References:
Sibley, David Allen, The Sibley Guide to Trees , Alfred A. Knopf, 2009 , p. 192
8/7/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 3½″ (14 × 9.4 cm)
Young acorns. · 6/4/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain
8/7/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 10 cm)
Quercus ilicifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 22 Aug 2020.
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6/4/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain
5/29/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain
8/8/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 14″ (23 × 35 cm)
9/5/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)
5/29/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain
6/4/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain
Range:
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