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  Quercus similis
Author Ashe 1924 J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 40: 43
Synonyms stellata var. similis (Ashe) Sudw. 1927
ashei Sterret 1922 , nom. illeg. ( not ashei Trel. 1917)
stellata var. paludosa Sargent 1918
margarettiae var. paludosa (Sarg.) Ashe 1918
stellata subsp paludosa (Sarg.) E.Murray 1983
mississipiensis Ashe 1931
stellata var. mississipiensis (Ashe) Little 1953
Local names Swamp post oak ; Bottomland post oak ;
Range South USA ; 0 -300 m;
Growth habit reaches 25 m tall; straight trunk;
Leaves 8-12 x 5-8 cm; more or less narrowly oboval; apex obtuse; base attenuate pointed; margins flat with 2-3 pairs of shallow lobes in apical half; shiny dark green above; greyish beneath; 3-5 vein pairs; petiole 3-10 mm long;
Flowers spring;
Fruits acorn 1.2-1.6 cm long; oblong; dark brown; singly or to 3 together; cup subsessile, 6-7 mm deep, with appressed scales;

Bark, twigs and
buds

bark brown, scaly; twig grey, thick, slightly pubescent; big, ovoid, pale brown bud;
Hardiness zone, habitat occurs in wet forests and swamp valleys
Miscellaneous

-- Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Series Stellatae;
-- A. Camus n° 274;
-- Related to Q.stellata, of which it differs in having slender twigs, smaller and thinner leaves, smaller and red brown buds;
-- One should not confuse Q.ashei Sterret with Q.x ashei Trel. that is a hybrid between Q.laevis and Q.incana (and therefore is not a "white oak", as it is in Sub-genus Quercus, section Lobatae).

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