Runner oak facts for kids
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Quercus
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pumila
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Quercus cinerea var. pumila (Walter) Curtis
Quercus phellos var. pumila (Walter) Michx. Cyclobalanopsis sericea (Aiton) Schottky Quercus cinerea var. nana A.DC. Quercus elliottii Wilbur Quercus phellos var. sericea Aiton Quercus pumila var. sericea (Aiton) Engelm. Quercus sericea (Aiton) Willd. |
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Quercus pumila, the runner oak or running oak, is a North American species of oaks in the beech family. It is native to the southeastern United States (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas).
Quercus pumila is a deciduous shrub usually less than one meter (39 inches) tall. Bark is gray or dark brown. Leaves are up to 10 cm (4 in) long, with no teeth or lobes, hairless or nearly so on the upper surface, the underside usually with a thick coat of reddish-brown hairs.
See also
In Spanish: Quercus pumila para niños
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