United States, Indiana, Lake, Tolleston Ridges Nature Preserve.
41.60387 -87.4412
Dry to dry-mesic sand savanna.
Flower: N Fruit: Y Vegetation: Y Bud: Y
Acorns collected from beneath tree. Genotype estimates based on Bayesian clustering (Oct. 2009): coccinea: 0.5463; ellipsoidalis: 0.4053; rubra: 0.0123; velutina: 0.0357. Used for morphological analysis of Q. ellipsoidalis and Q. velutina. January- April 2012, Susan Helford
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Andrew Hipp (ahipp@mortonarb.org)
oakshepardposted 2022-02-06 00:50:48
Why is this labeled Quercus ellipsoidalis when its genetic makeup is over 54% coccinea Similar genotyped trees in New York are labeled Quercus coccinea.