Quercus chapmanii

{{Short description|Species of oak tree}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Chapman oak

| image = Quercus chapmanii (homeredwardprice).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Kenny, L. |author2=Wenzell, K. |date=2015 |title=Quercus chapmanii |volume=2015 |page=e.T72420232A72420970 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T72420232A72420970.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| genus = Quercus

| display_parents = 2

| parent = Quercus sect. Quercus

| species = chapmanii

| authority = Sarg.

| range_map = Quercus chapmanii range map 1.png

| range_map_caption = Natural range of Quercus chapmanii

| synonyms_ref = {{Tropicos|13100048|Quercus chapmanii|Sarg.}}

| synonyms =

  • Quercus obtusiloba var. parvifolia Chapm.

}}

Quercus chapmanii, commonly referred to as the Chapman oak, is a species of oak that grows in the southeastern United States.{{cite book|last=Duncan|first=Wilbur H.|author2=Marion B. Duncan |title=Trees of the Southeastern United States|url=https://archive.org/details/treesofsoutheast00dunc|url-access=registration|publisher=The University of Georgia Press|location=Athens, Georgia|date=1988|pages=[https://archive.org/details/treesofsoutheast00dunc/page/229 229]|isbn=0-8203-1469-2}}

Description

Quercus chapmanii is a shrub or small tree occasionally reaching a height of 6 meters (20 feet) but usually less. Leaves sometimes have no lobes, sometimes wavy rounded lobes.{{NPIN|QUCH|Quercus chapmanii |access-date=2 January 2010}}{{eFloras|1|233501016|Quercus chapmanii |family=Fagaceae |first=Kevin C. |last=Nixon}}

Distribution

Quercus chapmanii is found in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.{{PLANTS |symbol=QUCH |taxon=Quercus chapmanii |access-date=2 January 2010}}

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