FAGACEAE - - Beech Family
Quercus stellata Wangenheim — Post Oak
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Habitat:
Upland forests and woodlands, especially in clay or rocky soils and in communities at least formerly exposed to fire. In KS, OK, and TX, post oak is one of the trees that forms the Prairie boundary.
Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.
Distribution
The range of Quercus stellata (Post Oak)
Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].
The Georgia range of Quercus stellata (Post Oak)
Zomlefer, W.B., J.R. Carter, & D.E. Giannasi. 2014 (and ongoing). The Atlas of Georgia Plants. University of Georgia Herbarium (Athens, Georgia) and Valdosta State University Herbarium (Valdosta, Georgia). Available at: http://www.georgiaherbaria.org/.
Guide to the Trees of North Georgia and Adjacent States
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