| Quercus minima | |
| Author | (Sarg.)Small 1897 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 438 |
| Synonyms | virginiana var. minima Sarg.1895 virens var. dentata Chapman 1860 virginiana var. dentata (Chapman) Sarg. 1918 virginiana subsp dentata (Chapm.) E.Murray 1983 virginiana var. pygmaea Sarg. 1918 geminata var. reasoneri (Trel.) A.Camus 1939 |
| Local names | minimal oak ; dwarf live oak ; |
| Range | S.E.
USA; 0 -200 m; |
| Growth habit | small rhizomatous tree, 0.3-1.5 m tall; |
| Leaves | 4-10
x 3-5 cm; evergreen; oboval, oblanceolate, asymmetrical; base cuneate;
apex rounded to pointed; margin often rolled under, entire or coarsely
toothed (1-5 pairs of teeth); shiny green, usually hairless above; blue
green, minutely tomentose beneath; 4-10 vein pairs; petiole 1-6 mm long;
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| Flowers | |
| Fruits | acorn
1.5-1.8 cm long; dark brown; hairless; stalk 3-30 mm long; cup half-round,
with greyish pubescent scales; cotyledons connate; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark
dark grey, smooth; twig light grey, hairless; buds dark grey brown, globose,
0.5-1.5 cm; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | not
hardy; prefers sandy soils; |
| Miscellaneous | -- A. Camus : n° 175 ; -- Sub-genus Quercus, Section Virentes; |
| Subspecies and varieties |
--
hybridizes with Q.chapmanii (= Q.x
rolfsii ); |
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