Quercus palustris Münchh.

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Quercus palustris

Photo: Mark Hyde
Greenwood Park, Harare

Quercus palustris

Photo: Mark Hyde
Greenwood Park, Harare

Quercus palustris

Photo: Mark Hyde
Greenwood Park, Harare

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Synonyms:
Common names: Pin oak (English)
Description:
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: palustris: from the Latin meaning marshy, referring to the native habitat of poorly drained soils or areas subject to periodic flooding.
Flowering time:Aug-Sep.
Worldwide distribution: Native to Canada and the USA.
Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 221.

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Quercus palustris
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Quercus palustris
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Quercus palustris
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Quercus palustris
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Quercus palustris
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Quercus palustris
JSTOR Plant Science: Quercus palustris
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Quercus palustris
Plants of the World Online: Quercus palustris
Tropicos: Quercus palustris
Wikipedia: Quercus palustris


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Quercus palustris.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=162530, retrieved 28 March 2024

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