Quercus pumila, the runner oak[4] or running oak,[5] is a species of oak. It is native to the southeastern United States (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas).[4][6]
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| 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. pumila
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Quercus pumila is a deciduous shrub usually less than one meter (3 feet 3 inches) tall. The bark is gray or dark brown. The leaves are up to 10 centimetres (4 in) long, with no teeth or lobes, hairless or nearly so on the upper surface, the underside usually with a thick coat of reddish-brown hairs.[4]
References
edit- ^ Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L. (2015). "Quercus pumila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194224A2304962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194224A2304962.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Tropicos, Quercus pumila Walter
- ^ The Plant List, Quercus pumila Walter
- ^ a b c "Quercus pumila in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Quercus pumila". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
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