Quercus coccinea

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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
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Classification

FamilyFAGACEAE - Beech family
Genus Quercus
Species Quercus coccinea Münchh. - Scarlet Oak

Citation

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

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
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

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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		 Image
JSU143885 Cleburne 06 May 1969 Boone, W.E. (Bill)
2-154		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UNA00032314 DeKalb 08 Nov 1959 Harper, Roland M.
4434		 UNA
Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123319 Calhoun 27 May 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11162		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123324 Houston 22 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14215		 JSU
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
AUA_ACC_10223 Lee 4 May 1962 Landers, K.E.
 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123309 Colbert 2 Sep 1972 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_48388 Clay 26 Oct 1980 Webb, A.L.
195		 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
AUA_ACC_62879 Cleburne 12 Oct 1956 Adams, W.H.
 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
UNA00032334 Tuscaloosa 06 Dec 1968 Brooks, Carol J.
590		 UNA
Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. tuberculata Sarg.
JSU123314 Coosa 30 Sep 1979 Knight, Gary R.
048		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123332 Randolph 28 May 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2179		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
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
JSU123300 Calhoun 13 Sep 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2865		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123322 Fayette 12 May 1979 Whetstone, R. David
9772		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123317 Calhoun 6 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12167		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123327 Jackson 28 Apr 1967 Sanford, N.C.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UNA00032304 Tuscaloosa 01 Dec 1968 Brooks, Carol J.
585		 UNA
Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. tuberculata Sarg.
ALNHS00004070 Colbert 13 Jul 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2299		 ALNHS
Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123316 Cleburne 15 Sep 1983 Bussey, Melanie G.
889		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UNA00032324 St. Clair 24 Jun 1951 Hollis, C.G.
s.n.		 UNA
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
JSU123318 Calhoun 15 Jul 1969 Cofield, Jan
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123304 Cherokee 1 Sep 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13568		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123333 Talladega 6 Aug 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11926		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123315 Etowah 12 Sep 1982 Pugh, F.E.
22		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123303 Calhoun 11 Sep 1985 Lawler, Carol L.
041		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_67446 Sumter 29 Sep 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3099		 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
UWAL0007678 Sumter 29 Sep 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3099		 UWAL
Quercus coccinia Muenchh,
JSU123302 Calhoun 18 Oct 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3013		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_15118 Morgan 20 Apr 1969 Griffin, J.W.
82		 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
USAM000006872 Winston 28 Jun 1972 LeLong, Michel G.
6576		 USAM
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_7373 Lee 16 May 1958 Lewis, Arnold D.
 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123313 Colbert 26 Aug 1965 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA000042948 Cullman 15 Oct 1931 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
UWAL0007677 Marengo 29 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1475		 UWAL
Quercus coccinia Muenchh,
UWAL0052132 Colbert 02 Nov 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11690		 UWAL
Quercus coccinea Münchh.
UNA00066875 Sumter 29 Sep 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3099		 UNA
Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123310 Cleburne 11 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
284		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
TROY000026825 Marengo 29 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1475		 TROY
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123299 Calhoun 20 Sep 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2879		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU143610 Calhoun 15 Jul 1969 Cobb, Peggy
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123306 Choctaw 1 Nov 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19042		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU143609 Calhoun 15 Jul 1969 Tudor, Jessica
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123329 Limestone 30 Sep 1998 Hofmann, Tim L.
01806		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
TROY000029244 Montgomery 30 Apr 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20654		 TROY
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UNA00032329 Tuscaloosa 23 Nov 1968 Brooks, Carol J.
579		 UNA
Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123298 Calhoun 29 Sep 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2931		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123323 Houston 22 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14215		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
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
AUA_ACC_35925 Bibb 16 Aug 1979 Beckett, Scott W.
255		 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123321 DeKalb 2 Nov 1968 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UWAL0016261 Conecuh 15 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25213		 UWAL
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_47538 Conecuh 24 Oct 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3725		 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123328 Limestone 14 Jun 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18062		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123334 Talladega 18 Sep 1986 Luft, A.
030		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UWAL0006256 Bibb 22 Sep 1982 Kral, Robert
69544		 UWAL
Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
USAM000006873 Clay 06 Oct 1976 Davis, B.
s.n.		 USAM
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
UWAL0010406 Limestone 28 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7030		 UWAL
Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
JSU123301 Calhoun 18 Oct 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3032		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_41936 Cleburne 6 Oct 1983 Griffin, Tina
104		 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
USAM000006874 Winston 28 Jun 1972 LeLong, Michel G.
6576		 USAM
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
TROY000020152 Tallapoosa 27 May 2006 Barger, T. Wayne
289		 TROY
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123312 Cleburne 26 Jun 1968 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA000042946 Cullman 8 Jun 1922 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
UNA00046113 Cullman 8 Aug 1919 Wolf, W.
s.n.		 UNA
Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. tuberculata Sarg.
AUA_ACC_50771 Montgomery 14 Jul 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
7031		 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
TROY000020151 Sumter 29 Sep 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3099		 TROY
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123326 Jackson 9 Oct 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1508		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
TROY000032788 Butler 24 Apr 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21970		 TROY
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123331 Marshall 19 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1732		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123311 Cleburne 6 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
261		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123305 Cherokee 31 May 1968 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
JSU123320 DeKalb 6 Jun 1969 Millican, Linda
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
AUA000042949 Cullman 8 Jun 1922 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Quercus Coccinea Muenchh.
TROY000039303 Conecuh 15 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25213		 TROY
Quercus coccinea Muenchhausen
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