Quercus oglethorpensis (also called Oglethorpe oak) is a species of plant in the beech family. It is endemic to the United States. It is named for Oglethorpe County, Georgia, where it was first discovered.[2] The county, in turn, is named for James Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia Colony in the 18th century.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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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. Quercus |
| Species: | Q. oglethorpensis
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Description
editQuercus oglethorpensis is a tree growing to approximately 25 meters (83 feet) in height, with a diameter at breast height of about 80 centimetres (31 inches). The bark is white or pale gray. The leaves are narrowly elliptical, up to 15 cm (6 in) long, usually flat rather than cupped, usually with no lobes.[4][5]
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Distribution
editQuercus oglethorpensis is endemic to the southeastern United States, found only in the Piedmont of Georgia and South Carolina, and in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.[1][2][4][6]
Diseases
editThis species is commonly affected by chestnut blight.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Beckman, E. (2017). "Quercus oglethorpensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T30956A2798949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T30956A2798949.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Brown, Claud L.; L. Katherine Kirkman (1990). Trees of Georgia and Adjacent States. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-88192-148-3.
- ^ New Georgia Encyclopedia
- ^ a b c Duncan, Wilbur H.; Marion B. Duncan (1988). Trees of the Southeastern United States. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. pp. 250. ISBN 0-8203-1469-2.
- ^ Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus oglethorpensis". 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.
- ^ "Quercus oglethorpensis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
External links
edit- Patrick; Allison & Krakow (1995). "Quercus oglethorpensis Duncan" (PDF). Protected Plants of Georgia. Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- "PLANTS Profile for Quercus oglethorpensis (Oglethorpe oak)". USDA PLANTS database. Retrieved 23 April 2010.