Quercus michauxii Nutt. - Accepted: Quercus michauxii Nutt. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)

Flowers

monoecious

Life form

tree

Fruits

acorn with broad based cupule, arranged solitary or in pairs

Fruit ecology

animal-dispersed (zoophilous) (birds, mammals)

Soil conditions

preferentially on well-drained, moist, loamy soils

Natural occurrence (habitat)

along streams, swamp margins

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

temperate mixed broad-leaved forests

Usage

wood is used for agricultural implements, baskets, cooperage, fenceposts, and as fuel

Phytopathogenic organisms

is affected by the red oak borer (Enaphalodes rufulus)

Bark

grey bark with small, round and inconspicuous lenticels

Edwards, M. B. (1990): Quercus michauxii, Swamp chestnut oak. In: Silvics of North America, Volume 2, Hardwoods, Agriculture Handbook 654, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture. See: https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/misc/ag_654/volume_2/quercus/michauxii.htm;

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

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;