Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fagales > Fagaceae > Quercus > Quercus margarettaeQuercus margarettae (Dwarf Post Oak)Synonyms: Castanea floridana var. margarettae (homotypic); Castanea margarettae (homotypic); Castanea margarettae f. dormonae; Castanea margarettae var. angustifolia; Castanea margarettae var. arcuata; Quercus margarettae f. intermedia; Quercus margarettae f. peltieri; Quercus margarettae var. araniosa; Quercus margarettae var. stolonifera; Quercus margarettiae; Quercus minor var. margaretta; Quercus minor var. margarettae (homotypic); Quercus pandurata (heterotypic); Quercus stellata f. stolonifera; Quercus stellata margarettae (homotypic); Quercus stellata var. araniosa; Quercus stellata var. margaretta; Quercus stellata var. margarettae (homotypic); Quercus stellata var. margarettiae Quercus margarettae, the sand post oak or dwarf post oak, is a North American species of oak in the beech family. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States from Virginia to Florida and west as far as Texas and Oklahoma. There are historical reports of the species formerly growing in New York State, but it has not been seen there in years. |
| Air Quality Improvement [1] | None | | Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-High | | Carbon Capture [1] | Medium | | Shade Percentage [1] | 79 % | | Temperature Reduction [1] | Low | | Wind Reduction [1] | Medium-Low |  | | Height [1] | 52 feet (15.8 m) | | Width [1] | 48 feet (14.6 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 6 Low Temperature: -10 F° (-23.3 C°) → 0 F° (-17.8 C°) | | Hardiness Zone Maximum [1] | USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°) | | Water Use [1] | Moderate to Low |
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Habitat Vegetation Classification |
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Atlantic Coastal Plain Longleaf Sandhill Scrub |
United States (South Carolina, North Carolina) |
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Atlantic Coastal Plain Subxeric Sandy Longleaf Pine - Pond Pine Ecotonal Woodland |
United States (North Carolina, South Carolina) |
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Atlantic Inner Coastal Plain Yellow Sand Longleaf Pine Woodland |
United States (South Carolina, Georgia) |
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Carolina Longleaf Pine / Mixed Scrub Oak Sandhill |
United States (North Carolina) |
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Fall-line Sandhills Dry Longleaf Pine Woodland |
United States (North Carolina, South Carolina) |
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Florida Red Hills Submesic Longleaf Pine Woodland |
United States (Georgia, Florida) |
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Georgia Dry Longleaf Pine - Scrub Oak Sand Woodland |
United States (Georgia) |
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Georgia Outer Coastal Plain Subxeric Longleaf Pine Woodland |
United States (Georgia) |
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Georgia Xeric Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland |
United States (Georgia) |
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Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak Woodland |
United States (Florida, Alabama) |
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Northern Florida Peninsula Longleaf Pine / Red Oak Woodland |
United States (Florida) |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Longleaf Pine Sandhill |
United States (Florida) |
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South Atlantic Dry Longleaf Pine Sandhill |
United States (South Carolina, Georgia) |
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South Atlantic Sandhills Subxeric Silty Longleaf Pine Woodland |
United States (South Carolina, Georgia) |
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South Carolina Central Longleaf Woodland |
United States (Georgia, South Carolina) |
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Southern Inner Coastal Plain Silty Longleaf Pine / Sand Post Oak Woodland |
United States (South Carolina, Georgia) |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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