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Quercus laurifolia

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Laurel-leaf Oak

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129810

Element CodePDFAG05150

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFagales

FamilyFagaceae

GenusQuercus

Synonyms

Quercus obtusa(Willd.) Pursh

Other Common Names

Diamondleaf Oak (EN) laurel oak (EN) Laurel Oak (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1985-10-11

Change Date1985-10-11

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	S4	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	S2	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S5	Yes
Florida	S5	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Louisiana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Saline Bayou W & S River Corridor	Kisatchie National Forest	5,355

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sheep Ridge Addition	Croatan National Forest	5,808

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.