Quercus chapmanii

Quercus chapmanii, commonly referred to as the Chapman oak, is a species of oak that grows in the southeastern United States.[3]

Chapman oak

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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. chapmanii
Binomial name
Quercus chapmanii
Natural range of Quercus chapmanii
Synonyms[2]
  • Quercus obtusiloba var. parvifolia Chapm.

Description

Quercus chapmanii is a shrub or small tree occasionally reaching a height of 6 meters (20 feet) but usually less. Leaves sometimes have no lobes, sometimes wavy rounded lobes.[4][5][6]

Distribution

Quercus chapmanii is found in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.[4]

References
  1. Kenny, L.; Wenzell , K. (2015). "Quercus chapmanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T72420232A72420970. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T72420232A72420970.en. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. "Quercus chapmanii Sarg.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  3. Duncan, Wilbur H.; Marion B. Duncan (1988). Trees of the Southeastern United States. Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press. pp. 229. ISBN 0-8203-1469-2.
  4. "Quercus chapmanii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  5. "Quercus chapmanii". Native Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  6. Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus chapmanii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 3. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.


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