Oak leaves

One of the pages I follow on FaceBook is Southern Piedmont Natural History. It is maintained byt USC-Spartanburg. Today, they posted this picture:

  • A – Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)
  • B – Southern Red Oak or Spanish Oak (Quercus falcata)
  • C – Chinquapin or Yellow Chestnut Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)
  • D – Sawtooth (Quercus acutissima) is a non-native oak introduced from Asia in 1862.
  • E – Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
  • F – Swamp Chestnut or Basket Oak (Quercus michauxii)
  • G – Cherrybark or Swamp Spanish Oak (Quercus pagoda)
  • H – Post Oak (Quercus stellata)
  • I – Water or Paddle Oak (Quercus nigra)
  • J – Eastern White Oak (Quercus alba)
  • K – Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata)
  • L – Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
  • M – Pin or Swamp Oak (Quercus palustris)
  • N – Rock Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana)

This is very interesting to me. I have never been able to identify the different varieties and I love having this reference.

They pointed to this website as a place to learn what insects are supported by the oak trees in your area. https://nativeplantfinder.nwf.org/About

I have made a separate page with the article from FB because it’s long. But, also more informative.

2 responses to “Oak leaves”

  1. Amy Avatar
    Amy

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    div dir=”ltr”>I love that. I didn’t even know there was such variety

    1. Kitty Cunningham Avatar
      Kitty Cunningham

      Me, either. I thought there were 5 or 6. 😂

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