Quercus palustris

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Family:FAGACEAE
Species:Quercus palustris Münchh.
Common Name:Pin Oak
Habitat:Depressions in forests.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:QUPA2
Plant Notes:Pin Oak is a non-native deciduous tree in the Beech family (Fagaceae). It is native from Arkansas-Tennessee-Virginia north and eastwards to southern Canada. It is commonly cultivated as a street tree in cities, in parks, and on college campuses in Alabama. Pin Oak is a small to medium sized deciduous tree reaching heights of 50-70 feet. The bark is light grayish brown with broad fissures. The inner bark is pink. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, elliptic to oblong in outline, with 5-7 lobes with deeply cut sinuses that extend close to the midrib. The leaves are glabrous except for dense axillary tuffs of pale hairs. Leaves turn red before falling in the autumn. Flowers are produced in unisexual inflorescences clustered at the base of new growth. Staminate flowers are in drooping yellowish catkins. Pistilllate flowers are 1 per cupule. The fruit is an acorn. The acorn has a thin saucer shaped cap covering ¼ of the nut. The nut is light brown with darker brown striations. Acorn production is biennial. Pin Oak is commonly available from nurseries. It prefers a moist, loamy soil in full sun. Pin Oak tolerates poorly draining soils and air pollution, but does not do well in basic soils or deep, dry sandy soils. It is relatively fast growing, but short lived.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:This species is commonly cultivated in cities, college campuses, etc. It is not considered native to Alabama although it is possible that native populations could be discovered in the northern tier counties.
Status:Not Native, FACW (NWI), G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyFAGACEAE - Beech family
Genus Quercus
Species Quercus palustris Münchh. - Pin Oak

Citation

Citation Quercus palustris Münchhausen, Hausvater 5: 253. 1770.
Basionym: **
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Calhoun, Dallas, Etowah, Hale, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Russell

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2022 - 2022

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU124090 Lee 16 Jul 1973 Hanlin, H.G.
206		 JSU
Quercus palustris Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_14672 Lee 3 Apr 1969 Chitwood, John C.
 AUA
Quercus Palustris Muenchh.
AUA_ACC_10168 Lee 16 May 1962 Mcgee, R.J.
 AUA
Quercus Palustris Muenchh.
UWAL0051729 Hale 12 Jun 2020 Soehren, Eric C.
668		 UWAL
Quercus palustris Munchh.
UWAL0038724 Lawrence 01 Sep 2018 England, J. Kevin
9418		 UWAL
Quercus palustris Muenchhausen
JSU143599 Calhoun 09 May 1972 Davis, Pam
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus palustris Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_10206 Lee 30 Apr 1962 Landers, K.E.
 AUA
Quercus Palustris Muenchh.
AUA_ACC_42484 Lee 5 Aug 1974 Pounders, C.T.
160		 AUA
Quercus Palustris Muenchh.
JSU124092 Russell 1 Jun 1968 Brown, Dickie
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus palustris Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_9635 Lee 23 May 1961 Tyson, Jr., John
 AUA
Quercus Palustris Muenchh.
JSU124088 Jackson 19 Apr 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1696		 JSU
Quercus palustris Muenchhausen
JSU124085 Calhoun 20 Sep 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2916		 JSU
Quercus palustris Muenchhausen
UWAL0035058 Lawrence 02 Oct 2016 England, J. Kevin
6888		 UWAL
Quercus palustris Muenchhausen
JSU124089 Jackson 22 May 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
704		 JSU
Quercus palustris Muenchhausen
JSU124087 Jackson 6 Aug 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1060		 JSU
Quercus palustris Muenchhausen
UWAL0056949 Dallas 10 Jun 2022 England, Kevin J.
13005		 UWAL
Quercus palustris Muenchhausen
JSU124086 Etowah 8 Oct 1995 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M.
4420		 JSU
Quercus palustris Muenchhausen
AUA_ACC_17621 Lee 22 Jul 1969 Miller, L.C.
119		 AUA
Quercus Palustris Muenchh.
JSU124084 Calhoun 20 Sep 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2915		 JSU
Quercus palustris Muenchhausen
ALNHS00005058 Lee 16 AUG 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3247		 ALNHS
Quercus palustris Muenchh.
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