Quercus ellipsoidalis E. J. Hill - Accepted: Quercus ellipsoidalis E. J. Hill bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)

Difference to related species

in contrast to closely related oak species as Quercus coccinea, the trunk bears remnants of dead branches ("pins")

Life form

tree

Leaves

upper surface bright green, lustrous, glabrous; lower surface paler green, moderately lustrous, glabrous or with small tufts of hairs in the axils of main veins; petiole 2-5 cm long

Foliage persistence

deciduous

Fruits

acorn with cupule; dark brown and 10-20 mm long, sometimes with vertical stripes

Fruit ecology

animal-dispersed (zoochorous) (squirrels, birds)

Natural occurrence (habitat)

dry, sandy, fire-prone uplands, occasionally in moist woodlands along streams and ponds

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

pine-oak communities

Constraints according moisture

extremely drought-tolerant

Bark

dark greyish brown

Altidudinal lower limit (sea level in m)

150

Altitudinal higher limit (sea level in m)

500

Global Biodiversity Information Facilty (GBIF). Online Publication: www.gbif.org;

Nelson, G., Earle, C. J. & Spellenberg, R. (2014): Trees of Eastern North America. Band 91. Princeton University Press, New Jersey, USA: 720 S. 9781400852994.;

The International Plant Names Index (2009). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org; Courtesy to IPNI, 2009. Exported from IPNI at date: 2009-09-22 20:17:51;