Quercus michauxii

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Species Distribution Map
Family:FAGACEAE
Species:Quercus michauxii Nutt.
Common Name:Swamp Chestnut Oak; Cow Oak
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:QUMI
Plant Notes:Swamp Chestnut Oak is a large native deciduous tree in the Beech family (Fagaceae). It can be found throughout Alabama. Swamp Chestnut Oak occurs on river floodplains, in swamps, and in low hardwood forests. It is a large tree reaching heights of 60-80 feet. The bark is light gray and shaggy, with long plates. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, obovate to elliptic in outline, with toothed margins. Leaves are dark green and glabrous above, gray-glaucous and pubescent below. The leaves turn red or orange before falling. Male flowers are produced in drooping, greenish-yellow catkins. Female flowers are 1-3 on a short peduncle. The fruit is a nut. Acorns mature in one season. The deep bowl-shaped cup encloses about ½ of the acorn. The acorns are relatively large and sweet and are readily consumed by a variety of wildlife. Cattle sometimes feed on the acorns, giving rise to an alternate common name for this species— "cow oak". Basket Oak is another common name for this species. Thin strips of the tough but flexible wood is used to weave baskets and chair bottoms. Swamp Chestnut Oak is also an important timber tree, the wood being used for construction, flooring, cross ties, and handles. Swamp Chestnut Oak is available from many nurseries, especially those selling wildlife food plants. It grows best in wet to moist acidic soils in full to partial sun.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW- (NWI)
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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 michauxii Nutt. - Swamp Chestnut Oak; Cow Oak

Citation

Citation Quercus michauxii Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 215. 1818.
Basionym: **
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Quercus prinus var. michauxii Quercus prinus Linnaeus, var. michauxii (Nuttall) Chapman, Fl. South. U.S. 424. 1860.Quercus michauxii Nuttall 1818. 
Quercus versicolor Quercus versicolor Rafinesque, Alsogr. Amer. 20. 1838. "Carolina and Florida",
Quercus prinus    

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, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Choctaw, Clarke, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1883 - 1997

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU138665 Blount 02 Nov 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1774		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
TROY000036649 Washington 04 May 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7197		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU123753 Talladega 2 Sep 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13598		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UWAL0007713 Marengo 02 May 2008 England, J. Kevin
786		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
JSU123736 Clarke 31 Oct 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19015		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UNA00032578 Tuscaloosa 17 Nov 1968 Brooks, Carol J.
559		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
TROY000005990 Montgomery 20 May 1999 Sansom, Tim
8		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU123752 Talladega 22 Apr 1995 Ballard, J. Mark
5451		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
TROY000005991 Pike 05 May 1995 Martin, Joe
86		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA_ACC_63700 Covington 19 May 2004 Pancake, Jr., Dale C.
 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
TROY000035646 Butler 21 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23394		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU123739 Cleburne 29 May 1970 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UNA00064093 Calhoun 11 Jul 1996 Lawler, Carol L.
743		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
AUA_ACC_62912 Cleburne 12 Aug 1957 Adams, W.H.
 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
UWAL0043563 Baldwin 19 Aug 2002 Larsen, Harry S.
1090		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
AUA000043927 Madison 9 Oct 2020 Hansen, Curtis J.
7930		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
JSU123744 Jefferson 30 Jun 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
729		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA000042012 Bullock 21 Jun 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
WLE-77		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
UNA00032533 Tuscaloosa 08 Nov 1968 Thomas, Joab L.
1860		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
USAM000006921 Mobile 06 Apr 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7561-A		 USAM
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UWAL0035677 Tuscaloosa 19 Apr 2016 Davenport, L.J.
6128		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
TROY000044326 Montgomery 11 Nov 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27717		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UNA00032588 15 Jun 1891 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
UWAL0017487 Houston 23 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26242		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UWAL0046800 Jackson 03 Sep 2019 Webb, David H.
8748		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
AUA_ACC_72054 Clarke 22 May 2012 Horne, Howard E.
SWS-185		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
JSU123731 Calhoun 17 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
493		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA000042776 Escambia 8 Sep 2011 Pancake, Jr., Dale C.
S.N.		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
AUA_ACC_64860 Crenshaw 19 Sep 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14713		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
SAMF0006089 Tuscaloosa 19 Apr 2016 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6128		 SAMF
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA_ACC_10163 Lee 21 May 1962 Mcgee, R.D.
 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
UNA00032542 Tuscaloosa 08 Nov 1968 Thomas, Joab L.
1859		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
UWAL0006276 Marion 20 Jul 1982 Kral, Robert
69514		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
TROY000005989 Escambia 28 May 1995 Brittain, Cynthia L.
299		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UNA00032503 Blount 14 Jun 1883 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
AUA_ACC_10213 Tallapoosa 29 Apr 1962 Landers, K.E.
 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
TROY000047702 Autauga 26 Jun 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1730		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UWAL0038886 Escambia 24 Jun 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4770		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
TROY000048124 Autauga 14 Dec 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1482		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU123751 St. Clair 23 Apr 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14992		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU123730 Calhoun 17 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
493		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA000042480 Escambia 20 May 2004 Pancake, Jr., Dale C.
S.N.		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
TROY000005997 Pike 01 May 1997 Holmes, Jeanese
323		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU123749 Monroe 1 Nov 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19106		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
TROY000041231 Elmore 26 Jul 2011 Pullen, Robert
124		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA_ACC_49524 Pike 6 Nov 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5628		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
UWAL0034447 Butler 12 Jul 1995 Kral, Robert
85203		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
AUA_ACC_45185 Jefferson 25 May 1979 Gilchrist, Scott M.
096		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
UNA00032599 Tuscaloosa 17 Nov 1968 Brooks, Carol J.
560		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
JSU123738 Cleburne 4 Oct 1972 Washington, Connie
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU123747 Madison 25 Jun 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
2678		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
TROY000005988 Dale 17 May 1995 McCarter, Robby
8		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA_ACC_14252 Montgomery 3 Aug 1967 Rankin, H.Taylor
 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
TROY000042108 Houston 23 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26242		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU123741 Cleburne 29 May 1970 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UNA00032552 Lawrence 22 Aug 1949 Segars, Charles B.
147		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
AUA_ACC_44401 Conecuh 29 Aug 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2743		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
UNA00048886 Henry 07 Apr 1997 MacDonald, John R.
10124		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
ALNHS00002603 Colbert 23 Jun 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-381		 ALNHS
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
JSU138664 Shelby 11 Oct 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10230		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA000042960 Cullman 18 Jul 1918 Wolf, Wolfgang
1572		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
UNA00032538 Greene 05 Oct 1968 Thomas, Joab L.
1846		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
JSU123746 Limestone 27 Oct 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
00887		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UNA00050086 Calhoun 11 Jul 1986 Lawler, C.L.
743		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
TROY000005983 Coffee 01 Oct 1999 Martin, Brian H.
274		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
TROY000005985 Dale 20 Apr 1998 Suell, Alexa
22		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UNA00054557 Blount 02 Nov 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1774		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
USAM000006919 Baldwin 20 Apr 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7576		 USAM
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UNA00032518 Walker 03 Nov 1984 Horn, Charles N.
654		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
JSU123745 Jefferson 23 May 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1563		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA000031192 Escambia 24 Jun 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4770		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
JSU123734 Calhoun 6 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
274		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UWAL0011282 Conecuh 08 Jul 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23157		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
TROY000033611 Barbour 27 Aug 2011 Dykes, Bailee
64		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU123735 Calhoun 2 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12040		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA000042961 Cullman 6 Jun 1918 Wolf, Wolfgang
1571		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
TROY000005984 Crenshaw 19 Sep 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14713		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU144372 Calhoun 04 May 1967 Prater, Pat
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UNA00032598 Tuscaloosa 17 Nov 1968 Brooks, Carol J.
556		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
TROY000005986 Dale 31 May 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
151		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
USAM000006920 Clarke 16 May 1973 LeLong, Michel G.
7051		 USAM
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
ALNHS00000451 Dallas 15 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-61		 ALNHS
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
JSU123750 Randolph 11 Oct 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
2006		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UNA00032573 Montgomery _ Apr _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
JSU123737 Cleburne 29 May 1970 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UWAL0046226 Autauga 14 Dec 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1482		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU123748 Monroe 12 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18625		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UWAL0007712 Greene 25 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1223		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
UNA00032547 Hale 03 May 1966 Maginness, Sherrie E.
216		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
JSU140075 Dallas 15 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-61		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA000042958 Cullman 17 Nov 1919 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
UNA00032583 Tuscaloosa 12 Oct 1966 Thomas, Joab L.
899		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
JSU123742 Etowah 30 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
4060		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UWAL0047076 Autauga 26 Jun 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1730		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
TROY000021593 Greene 25 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1223		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
TROY000005987 Dale 03 May 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
612		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UNA00064344 Crenshaw 19 Sep 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14713		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
SAMF0002247 Tuscaloosa 12 Oct 1966 Thomas, Joab L.
899		 SAMF
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UNA00032513 Lamar 22 Sep 1981 Davenport, Lawrence J.
2177		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
AUA_ACC_58296 Tallapoosa 10 May 1997 Tyler, Patricia J.
TYLER71		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
JSU123733 Calhoun 6 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
274		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA000037764 Calhoun 16 Apr 2016 Pruitt, S.
28		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
JSU123732 Calhoun 5 Aug 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11852		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA_ACC_11362 Macon 15 Jul 1968 Diem, John Robert
 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
UNA00032528 Tuscaloosa 02 Jun 1955 Chermock, Ottilie D.
s.n.		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
AUA000037429 Montgomery 9 Sep 2018 Birkhead, Roger
 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
UNA00069218 Marengo 02 May 2008 England, J. Kevin
786		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
UNA00072220 Monroe 06 Apr 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
RH-99		 UNA
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
AUA_ACC_61209 Choctaw 20 Oct 1994 Crouch, Virginia E.
1219		 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
TROY000005992 Pike 28 Oct 1999 Mims, Melinda
2		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
UWAL0044995 Bullock 18 Jul 2017 Horne, Howard E.
4037		 UWAL
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
TROY000020035 Marengo 02 May 2008 England, J. Kevin
786		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU123740 Cleburne 29 May 1970 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
TROY000035287 Conecuh 08 Jul 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23157		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
JSU123729 Calhoun 11 Jul 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
743		 JSU
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
AUA_ACC_10663 Macon 15 May 1963 Smoot, B.C.
 AUA
Quercus Michauxii Nutt.
TROY000005982 Coffee 15 Nov 1999 Allen, Anthony
10		 TROY
Quercus michauxii Nuttall
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