Introductory
SPECIES: Quercus virginiana | Live Oak 



ABBREVIATION : 
QUEVIR

SYNONYMS : 
   Quercus germinata Small
   Quercus fusiformis Small
   Quercus maritima (Michx.) Willd.
   Quercus virginiana var. maritima (Michx.) Sarg.
   Quercus oleoides Schlecht. & Cham. var. quaterna


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   QUVI


COMMON NAMES : 
   live oak
   Virginia live oak
   Southern live oak
   sand live oak
   bay live oak
   Texas live oak
   West Texas live oak
   scrub live oak
   plateau oak
   plateau live oak
   escarpment live oak
   encino


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of live oak is Quercus virginiana
Mill. [21,31].  There is no consensus concerning the taxonomic status of
live oak varieties.  Some authorities recognize distinct species
[7,11,18,36,55], while others recognize varieties [21,31,48].  This
report recognizes the following three varieties:

   	Q. v. var. virginiana
        Q. v. var. fusiformis (Small) Sarg. = Texas live oak
        Q. v. var. geminata (Small) Sarg. = sand live oak

Dwarf live oak (Q. minima) and Cuban oak (Q. oleoides var.  sagreana)
were once considered live oak varieties but are now considered distinct
species [31].  A dwarf oak grows in Texas and it is undetermined whether
this is a dwarf or juvenile form of the Texas live oak variety, or if it
is a hybrid between Texas live oak and dwarf live oak [41].

Live oak hybridizes with dwarf live oak, swamp white oak (Q. bicolor),
Durand oak (Q. durandi), overcup oak (Q. lyrata), bur oak (Q.
macrocarpa), and post oak (Q. stellata) [31].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Jennifer H. Carey, June 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Carey, Jennifer, H. 1992. Quercus virginiana. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Quercus virginiana | Live Oak