Quercus montana - (image 1 of 4)
Taxonomy
Family: Fagaceae
Habitat
Upland or rocky woods.
Associates
Distribution
ME south to northern GA in the Appalachians, west to southern IL and northern MS; disjunct in southern MI.
Morphology
Deciduous tree to 30 m. Bark dark, thick, deeply furrowed. Leaves with rounded teeth, sparsely hairy beneath. Cap of acorn is hemispheric with comparatively few scales; nut dark brown.
Notes
Flowers mid May
Wetland indicator: Upland
Some sources still use the name Quercus prinus L. for this species, however the identity of the type materials for that name have not been clearly established.
References
Farrar, J. L. 1995. Trees of the Northern United States and Canada.
Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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