''Quercus chapmanii'', commonly referred to as the Chapman oak, is a

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oak An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...

that grows in the

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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.

Distribution

''Quercus chapmanii'' is found in the states of

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Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

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, and

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References

External links

photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Florida circa 1860

(with parts of Alabama and Georgia) * ttp://www.pollenlibrary.com/botany_researchers_maps.php?view=species.php&species=Quercus+chapmanii&common=Chapman's+Oak Pollen Library chapmanii Trees of Northern America Flora of Florida Plants described in 1860 {{Quercus-stub