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Sand Post Oak (Quercus margaretta (Ashe) Small)

Also known as sandpost oak, dwarf post oak, scrubby post oak, runner oak, sandhill post oak, Margaretta's oak; also classified as Quercus margarettiae (Misspelling), Quercus margarettae (Misspelling).

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↑Summary

A shrubby oak, sometimes thicket-forming.

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Native
Native or Not Present

This map is based on our research. We have checked its accuracy to Level 3 ecoregions. Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.

↑Habitat

Mostly found on dry, upland sites with deep sands, in pine or mixed pine-hardwood forests. Often most common in the understory of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests.

• Quercus margaretta (Sand Post Oak) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)

• Sand Post Oak | Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets (About This Site)

• Quercus margarettae | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)

• Quercus margarettiae | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)

• Quercus margarettae | Flora of North America (About This Site)

• Quercus margarettae Ashe ex Small (Sand Post Oak) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)

• Quercus margaretta (Ashe) Small | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)

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