| Quercus inopina | |
| Author | Ashe 1929 Rhodora 31: 79 |
| Synonyms | |
| Local names | scrub
oak ; sandhill oak |
| Range | USA (Central Florida); 0 to 50 m; |
| Growth habit | 2.5 m tall,
sometimes more; |
| Leaves | 2-10 x 1.2-6
cm; evergreen; elliptic; margin entire strongly revolute; apex pointed,
base rounded; green above with frequent black dots (produced by Asteria
fungus); yellow tomentose beneath; petiole 1.5-8 mm, hairless; |
| Flowers | spring; |
| Fruits | acorn 1.2 cm; cup enclosing 1/3 to 1/2 of nut; maturing in 2 years; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark
grey; twig purple brown, hairless; terminal bud dark, angled, hairy near
apex, 2-6 mm long; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | not
hardy zone 7; dry, sandy soils; |
| Miscellaneous | --
A.Camus : 403; -- Sub-genus Quercus, section Lobatae, subsection Phellos; |
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