Quercus coccinea

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	FAGACEAE
Species:	Quercus coccinea Münchh.
Common Name:	Scarlet Oak
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Tree
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	QUCO2
Plant Notes:	Scarlet Oak is a native tree in the Beech family (Fagaceae). It occurs throughout Alabama, but is most common in the northern two-thirds of the state. Scarlet Oak grows in dry sandy pine woods, on dry slopes, in rocky woods, and on ridges. It is a tree growing to 80 feet in height. The bark is dark grey to black and broken into ridges. The leaves are alternate, deciduous, ovate to obovate in outline, with 5-9 deep lobes. The lobes are bristle tipped and the sinus is rounded. The leaves are shiny green above and pale green below. The leaves are glabrous except for tuff of hairs in the axils of the major veins on the lower surface. Male flower are produced in catkins. The female flowers are on short stalks in the leaf axils. The fruit is an acorn that requires two years to mature. Acorns are about one inch in length with a cap covering about half of the acorn. The scales at the apex of the cap are tight. Large crops of acorns are produced every other year. Scarlet Oak is often planted as an ornamental for its bright red autumn color. It is moderately fast growing and tolerant of drought and nutrient poor soils. It is often available from nurseries, or can be grown from seed. Several varieties are available including “Splendens”, and “Ruby Red”.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	FAGACEAE - Beech family
Genus	Quercus
Species	Quercus coccinea Münchh. - Scarlet Oak

Citation

Citation	Quercus coccinea Münchhausen, Hausvater 5: 254. 1770.
Basionym:	**
Type:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Quercus coccinea var. tuberculata

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Houston, Jackson, Lee, Limestone, Marengo, Marshall, Montgomery, Morgan, Randolph, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Winston

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1951 - 1968

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
JSU123329	Limestone	30 Sep 1998	Hofmann, Tim L. 01806	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UNA00032334	Tuscaloosa	06 Dec 1968	Brooks, Carol J. 590	UNA Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. tuberculata Sarg.
JSU123322	Fayette	12 May 1979	Whetstone, R. David 9772	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123327	Jackson	28 Apr 1967	Sanford, N.C. s.n.	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123320	DeKalb	6 Jun 1969	Millican, Linda s.n.	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
TROY000039303	Conecuh	15 Jun 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 25213	TROY Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
USAM000006874	Winston	28 Jun 1972	LeLong, Michel G. 6576	USAM Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UWAL0016261	Conecuh	15 Jun 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 25213	UWAL Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123305	Cherokee	31 May 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123331	Marshall	19 May 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1732	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UNA00032304	Tuscaloosa	01 Dec 1968	Brooks, Carol J. 585	UNA Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. tuberculata Sarg.
JSU123304	Cherokee	1 Sep 1983	Whetstone, R. David 13568	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123315	Etowah	12 Sep 1982	Pugh, F.E. 22	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123316	Cleburne	15 Sep 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 889	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UWAL0010406	Limestone	28 Mar 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7030	UWAL Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
USAM000006872	Winston	28 Jun 1972	LeLong, Michel G. 6576	USAM Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_50771	Montgomery	14 Jul 1990	Diamond, Alvin R. 7031	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123312	Cleburne	26 Jun 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123301	Calhoun	18 Oct 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 3032	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UWAL0006256	Bibb	22 Sep 1982	Kral, Robert 69544	UWAL Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123300	Calhoun	13 Sep 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2865	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UNA00032329	Tuscaloosa	23 Nov 1968	Brooks, Carol J. 579	UNA Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123314	Coosa	30 Sep 1979	Knight, Gary R. 048	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123333	Talladega	6 Aug 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11926	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UWAL0052132	Colbert	02 Nov 2019	Keener, Brian R. 11690	UWAL Quercus coccinea Münchh.
AUA_ACC_15118	Morgan	20 Apr 1969	Griffin, J.W. 82	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
TROY000026825	Marengo	29 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1475	TROY Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123311	Cleburne	6 Sep 1982	Bussey, Melanie G. 261	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UNA00032324	St. Clair	24 Jun 1951	Hollis, C.G. s.n.	UNA Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
JSU143609	Calhoun	15 Jul 1969	Tudor, Jessica s.n.	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123299	Calhoun	20 Sep 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2879	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_35925	Bibb	16 Aug 1979	Beckett, Scott W. 255	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123319	Calhoun	27 May 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11162	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU143885	Cleburne	06 May 1969	Boone, W.E. (Bill) 2-154	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
TROY000032788	Butler	24 Apr 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 21970	TROY Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
ALNHS00004070	Colbert	13 Jul 2016	Barger, T. Wayne SP#2299	ALNHS Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
AUA000042948	Cullman	15 Oct 1931	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123318	Calhoun	15 Jul 1969	Cofield, Jan s.n.	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_67446	Sumter	29 Sep 2006	Keener, Brian R. 3099	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123297	Calhoun	31 Jul 1996	Hruska, Susan E. 1389	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123294	Calhoun	20 Sep 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2894	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_7373	Lee	16 May 1958	Lewis, Arnold D.	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
UNA00046113	Cullman	8 Aug 1919	Wolf, W. s.n.	UNA Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. tuberculata Sarg.
JSU123334	Talladega	18 Sep 1986	Luft, A. 030	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123326	Jackson	9 Oct 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1508	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA000042949	Cullman	8 Jun 1922	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123323	Houston	22 Jun 1984	Whetstone, R. David 14215	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123309	Colbert	2 Sep 1972	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
TROY000029244	Montgomery	30 Apr 2009	Diamond, Alvin R. 20654	TROY Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123330	Marshall	16 Oct 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 6778	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123325	Jackson	21 Sep 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 9990	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123328	Limestone	14 Jun 1996	Whetstone, R. David 18062	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123298	Calhoun	29 Sep 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2931	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123317	Calhoun	6 Sep 1982	Whetstone, R. David 12167	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UNA00032314	DeKalb	08 Nov 1959	Harper, Roland M. 4434	UNA Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
AUA_ACC_41936	Cleburne	6 Oct 1983	Griffin, Tina 104	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU143610	Calhoun	15 Jul 1969	Cobb, Peggy s.n.	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_62879	Cleburne	12 Oct 1956	Adams, W.H.	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123307	Clay	2 Sep 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 4870	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123295	Calhoun	20 Sep 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2893	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_48388	Clay	26 Oct 1980	Webb, A.L. 195	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123306	Choctaw	1 Nov 1997	Whetstone, R. David 19042	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123310	Cleburne	11 Sep 1982	Bussey, Melanie G. 284	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UWAL0007678	Sumter	29 Sep 2006	Keener, Brian R. 3099	UWAL Quercus coccinia Muenchh,
USAM000006873	Clay	06 Oct 1976	Davis, B. s.n.	USAM Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123324	Houston	22 Jun 1984	Whetstone, R. David 14215	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123313	Colbert	26 Aug 1965	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
TROY000020151	Sumter	29 Sep 2006	Keener, Brian R. 3099	TROY Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123302	Calhoun	18 Oct 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 3013	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UWAL0007677	Marengo	29 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1475	UWAL Quercus coccinia Muenchh,
AUA_ACC_10223	Lee	4 May 1962	Landers, K.E.	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
AUA_ACC_47538	Conecuh	24 Oct 1987	Diamond, Alvin R. 3725	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123303	Calhoun	11 Sep 1985	Lawler, Carol L. 041	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
TROY000020152	Tallapoosa	27 May 2006	Barger, T. Wayne 289	TROY Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA000042946	Cullman	8 Jun 1922	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123332	Randolph	28 May 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2179	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123321	DeKalb	2 Nov 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UNA00066875	Sumter	29 Sep 2006	Keener, Brian R. 3099	UNA Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123308	Cleburne	7 Oct 1994	Hruska, Susan E. 449	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123296	Calhoun	20 Sep 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2925	JSU Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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Quercus coccinea

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