Quercus hemisphaerica

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Species Distribution Map
Family:FAGACEAE
Species:Quercus hemisphaerica W. Bartram ex Willd.
Common Name:Darlington's Oak; Sand Laurel Oak
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Upland Laurel Oak is a native evergreen or tardily deciduous tree in the Beech family (Fagaceae). It is native to the southern two thirds of Alabama. Upland Laurel Oak occurs in sandhills, in dry, sandy hardwood or mixed pine/hardwood forests, on slopes, and near streams. It is potentially a large tree reaching heights of 75-100 feet. More often it is a poorly formed small tree from 20-30 feet in height. The bark is gray, smooth on young trunks and shallowly ridged and furrowed on older trees. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, and usually falling in early spring as new leaves emerge. The leaves are relatively thick and leathery, and elliptic to lanceolate in outline, with a sharp apex. The leaves are dark green, lustrous and glabrous above, lighter green and glabrous below. The margins are entire or sometimes with a few irregular teeth, especially on sprouts. Male flowers are produced in drooping greenish catkins. Female flowers are sessile or shore stalked. The fruit is a nut. The cap of the acorn is shallow and covers only the base of the fruit. Acorns take two years to mature. Upland Laurel Oak is sometimes confused with Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia Michaux). Laurel oak has leaves that are rounded at the apex and is deciduous, dropping its leaves in the autumn. Laurel Oak is also found on floodplains and other poorly draining soils, whereas Upland Laurel Oak is most common on xeric or well-draining sandy soils in uplands. Upland Laurel Oak has greatly increased its presence, often becoming dominant in forests where fire has been excluded. It often invades disturbed upland sites such as old fields. Upland Laurel Oak is occasionally planted as a shade tree. Its leaves and abundant acorns are often messy and difficult to remove.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyFAGACEAE - Beech family
Genus Quercus
Species Quercus hemisphaerica W. Bartram ex Willd. - Darlington's Oak; Sand Laurel Oak

Citation

Citation Quercus hemisphaerica W. Bartram ex Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4(1): 443. 1805.
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Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Quercus hemisphaerica var. maritima Quercus hemisphaerica W. Bartram ex Willdenow, var. maritima (Michaux) C. H. Müller, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 65: 35. 1961.Quercus phellos Linnaeus, var maritima Michaux 1801. 
Quercus laurifolia subsp. maritima Quercus laurifolia Michaux, subsp. maritima (Michaux) E. Murray, Kalmia 13: 26. 1983.Quercus phellos Linnaeus, var. maritima Michaux 1801. 
Quercus laurifolia var. maritima Quercus laurifolia Michaux, var. maritima (Michaux) E. Murray, Kalmia 13: 26. 1983.Quercus phellos Linnaeus, var. maritima Michaux 1801. 
Quercus maritima Quercus maritima (Michaux) Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4: 424. 1805, non W. Bartram 1791.Quercus phellos Linnaeus, var. maritima Michaux 1801. 
Quercus phellos var. maritima Quercus phellos Linnaeus, var. maritima Michaux, Hist. Chênes Amér. t. 13(3). 1801; Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 197. 1803.  
Quercus virens var. maritima Quercus virens Aiton, var. maritima (Michaux) Chapman, Fl. South. U.S. 421. 1860.Quercus phellos Linnaeus, var. maritima Michaux 1801. 
Quercus virginiana var. martima Quercus virginiana Miller, var. maritima (Michaux) Sargent, Silva N. Amer. 8: 100. 1895.Quercus phellos Linnaeus, var. maritima Michaux 1801. 

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: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Clarke, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Escambia, Henry, Houston, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pickens, Pike, Shelby, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1894 - 1997

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA_ACC_33045 Dallas 3 Aug 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
227		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
UNA00056131 Henry 28 Aug 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11861		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
UNA00021747 Shelby 11 Aug 1973 Kral, Robert
51159		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
UNA00063595 Pike 16 Sep 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14694		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
TROY000005914 Coffee 12 Sep 1999 Martin, Brian H.
214		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UWAL0013280 Coosa 12 Jun 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24216		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA_ACC_70286 Escambia 19 May 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
3958		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
UNA00032460 Mobile s.d. Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
ALNHS00003435 Pike 5 Aug 2015 Taylor, Chris T.
SP#1908		 ALNHS
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr.
TROY000005912 Butler 18 Sep 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14705		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UNA00032474 Tuscaloosa 17 Nov 1968 Brooks, Carol J.
557		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
UWAL0044358 Baldwin 07 Oct 1994 Larsen, Harry S.
241		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica W. Bartram ex Willd.
UWAL0031810 Conecuh 22 Nov 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25689		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
TROY000036116 Bullock 28 Sep 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1326		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA_ACC_63175 Henry 23 Jul 2003 Haynes, Robert R.
10410		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
UWAL0039564 Autauga 03 Nov 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
258		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA_ACC_55011 Crenshaw 31 Jul 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9749		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
UNA00032480 Mobile _ Apr 1894 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
TROY000033437 Barbour 03 Sep 2011 Dykes, Bailee
93		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UNA00032449 Tuscaloosa 18 Nov 1968 Brooks, Carol J.
562		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
UNA00032391 Tuscaloosa 03 Feb 1983 Burckhalter, Robert
104		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
UWAL0046385 Autauga 16 Nov 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1471		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
TROY000005913 Coffee 01 Oct 1999 Martin, Brian H.
267		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA000040266 Houston 28 May 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
DTP207		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
JSU123475 Calhoun 11 Apr 1999 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10564		 JSU
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UNA00059796 Henry 23 Jul 2003 Haynes, Robert R.
10410		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
UWAL0016375 Covington 10 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25171		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
ALNHS00001759 Dallas 06 Feb 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-540		 ALNHS
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr.
UNA00032479 Clarke 10 Nov 1968 Brooks, Carol J.
554		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
UWAL0017607 Houston 23 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26210		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
TROY000020138 Pickens 29 May 1972 Kral, Robert
46872		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA000037916 Covington 13 Mar 2012 Hansen, Curtis J.
5373		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
TROY000042133 Houston 23 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26210		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA_ACC_70204 Covington 28 Oct 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3569		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
TROY000045728 Autauga 03 Nov 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
258		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UWAL0031998 Houston 03 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26784		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
TROY000005919 Dale 18 Jul 1999 Prazinko, Brian F.
s.n.		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UNA00032469 Mobile _ Apr _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
ALNHS00002208 Monroe 26 Mar 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
RH-455		 ALNHS
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex. Willd.
UWAL0013894 Bullock 28 Sep 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1326		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UNA00032386 Tuscaloosa 09 Apr 1895 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
TROY000034501 Dale 25 Sep 1982 Kral, Robert
69773		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA_ACC_64279 Pike 16 Sep 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14694		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
UNA00056724 Coffee 26 Dec 1998 MacDonald, John R.
12482		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
JSU138669 Cleburne 02 Oct 2000 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10958		 JSU
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
TROY000032762 Bullock 03 Jul 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22306		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA_ACC_45955 Houston 9 Jun 1971 Kral, Robert
43147		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
ALNHS00002244 Clarke 15 May 2013 Horne, Howard E.
SWS-221		 ALNHS
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
TROY000005922 Pike 01 Mar 1999 Martin, Brian H.
2		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
TROY000044087 Autauga 15 Sep 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
58		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UWAL0008090 Bullock 03 Jul 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22306		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UNA00048893 Henry 07 Apr 1997 MacDonald, John R.
10146		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
TROY000033724 Coffee 04 Oct 2011 Counts, Kayla
42		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex. Willdenow
JSU123476 Monroe 1 Nov 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19109		 JSU
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UNA00063550 Butler 18 Sep 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14705		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
TROY000005917 Dale 30 Mar 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
51		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UNA00032465 Pickens 30 Sep 1967 McDaniel, Sidney
9853		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
AUA_ACC_40701 Baldwin 2 Sep 1970 Kral, Robert
41026		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
ALNHS00006305 St. Clair 01 Nov 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
BCC#159		 ALNHS
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr.
TROY000037173 Coosa 12 Jun 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
24216		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
TROY000005916 Henry 23 Jul 2003 Haynes, Robert R.
10410		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UWAL0049998 Montgomery 02 Aug 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
29038		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
TROY000049839 Montgomery 02 Aug 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
29038		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
TROY000005923 Pike 26 Mar 2002 Kral, Robert
92226		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA_ACC_64231 Butler 18 Sep 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14705		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
TROY000040690 Covington 10 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25171		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA_ACC_55940 Crenshaw 26 Nov 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
10120		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
TROY000042820 Houston 03 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26784		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA000031185 Escambia 24 Jun 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4780		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
TROY000005915 Dale 06 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13697		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
TROY000005920 Dale 02 Oct 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
445		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA_ACC_59468 Pike 1999 Martin, Brian
2		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
TROY000048261 Autauga 16 Nov 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1471		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UWAL0039553 Autauga 01 Sep 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
25		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
TROY000005918 Dale 01 Sep 1999 Pennington, Tiffany
80		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
TROY000034853 Coffee 27 Apr 2006 Kral, Robert
97212		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA_ACC_51544 Dale 19 Jul 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5944		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
TROY000041876 Conecuh 22 Nov 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25689		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA_ACC_55398 Pike 28 Jul 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9700		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
TROY000044619 Autauga 01 Sep 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
25		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
UWAL0006195 Dale 25 Sep 1982 Kral, Robert
69733		 UWAL
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr.
TROY000005921 Pike 16 Sep 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14694		 TROY
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willdenow
AUA000042013 Bullock 21 Jun 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
WLE-83		 AUA
Quercus Hemisphaerica Bartr. Ex Willd.
UNA00032470 Mobile 04 Oct 1894 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.
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