Currently Accepted Name: | Quercus geminata Small - Determined By: K. C. Nixon, 1985 |
Determination History: |
Quercus geminata Small - Determined By: J. E. Poppleton, Dec 1977
Quercus virginiana Mill. var. maritima (Chapm.) Sarg.
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Locality: | USA. Florida. Pinellas Co.: Ca. 1 mi. SE of Snug Harbor on Weedon Island. |
Description: | Tree to 3 m tall; clone with thick leaves. |
Habitat: | Dense, disturbed white sand scrub with occasional Pinus clausa to 4 m high; cabbage palmetto [Sabal palmetto], Serenoa repens, Quercus geminata in large clonal colonies, Q. virginiana, Q. chapmanii, Q. myrtifolia, Bejaria racemosa, Lyonia lucida, L. fruticosa, L. ferruginea, Vaccinium floridanum [V. stamineum], Osmanthus megacarpus, Vaccinium myrsinites, Rhus [Toxicodendron], Smilax, and Geobalanus [Licania michauxii] rather common. |
Collector: | J. D. Ray, Jr. 10967 with C.E. Smith, Jr., O.K. Lakela, J. Patman |