Quercus georgiana M. A. Curtis - Accepted: Quercus georgiana M. A. Curtis bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)

Life form

small tree

Foliage persistence

deciduous

Fruits

acorns

Fruit ecology

animal-dispersed (zoochorous) (small mammals and birds, e.g. woodpeckers)

Soil conditions

on shallow granite soils

Natural occurrence (habitat)

isolated granite outcrops, flat-rocks

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

temperate mixed forests; in oak-pine forest communities

Usage

due to its glossy leaves and attractive autumn colour used as ornamental plant

Phytopathogenic organisms

is affected by the larvae of the Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis), Luna Moth (Arctias luna) and the Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonis) feeding on the leaves

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

Global Trees Campaign (2017): Georgia oak, Quercus georgiana. Fauna & Flora International and Botanic Gardens Conservation International. See: http://globaltrees.org/threatened-trees/trees/quercus-georgiana/;

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;

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org;