NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Quercus virginiana
Live Oak
Scientific Name: |
Quercus virginiana |
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Genus: |
Quercus |
Species Epithet: |
virginiana |
Common Name: |
Live Oak |
Plant Type |
Tree |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
36-72 ft., 72-100 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
March, April |
Growing Area: |
Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Locally common to abundant in maritime forests and maritime scrub on barrierislands, more rarely inland (though regularly on the mainland from se. NC south, and extending substantially inland from s. SC south), sometimes in dry, fire-maintained habitats more usually occupied by Q. geminata, also planted (especially in the outer Coastal Plain). Uncommon in the NC Coastal Plain. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Evergreen |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Important for Wildlife |
Landscape Value: |
Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S3: Vulnerable (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic. |
Jack Spruill, April, 2009; Hampstead Live Oaks were traditionally used by the Navy to make ship ribs and knees. |
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Jack Spruill, December 2009, Hampstead |
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Bettina Darveaux |
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Bettina Darveaux |
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