Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Quercus geminata

sand live oak
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

sand live oak

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Quercus geminata

Familia:

Fagaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

Height is largely a function of fire frequency, 20-30 ft tall if not burned.  Crown width about half the height.

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Evergreen. Inconspicuous flowers in early spring. Acorns mature in autumn of same year.

Destacado por:

Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen tree, shade tree. Thicket in dry sandy areas.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Seed, but readily available as a containerized sapling.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Short very dry periods -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

adaptable

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host plant for oak hairstreak ( Fixsenia favonius ), Horace's duskywing ( Erynnis horatius ), red-banded hairstreak ( Calycopis cecrops ) and white-M hairstreak ( Parrhasius m-album ) butterflies.





possible larval host for Juvenal's duskywing ( Erynnis juvenalis ).

Valued by the Florida scrub-jay for its acorns which are relatively low in tanins and often used as a nesting tree.





Acorns used by woodpeckers and wild turkey





Valued by squirrels and other mammals including white tailed deer





Acorns are low in tannins making them a preferred nut by birds and other wildlife.

Hábitats nativos:

Scrub, sandhill, scrubby flatwoods, flatwoods, coastal hammocks. Increases in flatwoods under winter burn management.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Slower growing and generally smaller than live oak. Extremely drought tolerant.



In environments where there is fire, this is often a small clonal shrub or cluster of small trees.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Sand live oak [in] Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Quergemi ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Minno, Marc, and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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