Quercus virginiana

Southern live oak
	The Volusia Oak on the St. Johns River in Volusia, Florida.
	1812 illustration
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Subgenus:	Quercus subg. Quercus
Section:	Quercus sect. Virentes
Species:	Q. virginiana
Binomial name
	Quercus virginiana; Mill.
Synonyms
	List Dryopsila virens (Aiton) Raf. ; Quercus andromeda Riddell ; Quercus hemisphaerica Endl. ; Quercus phellos var. obtusifolia Lam. ; Quercus phellos var. sempervirens Marshall ; Quercus sempervirens Walter ; Quercus virens Aiton ; Quercus virginiana var. eximea Sarg. ; Quercus virginiana var. virescens Sarg. ;

Quercus virginiana, also known as the southern live oak, is an evergreen oak tree endemic to the Southeastern United States.^[5] Though many other species are loosely called live oak, the southern live oak is particularly iconic of the Old South. Many very large and old specimens of live oak can be found today in the Deep South region of the United States.^[6]

^ illustration from Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, considérés principalement sous les rapports de leur usages dans les arts et de leur introduction dans le commerce ... Par F.s André-Michaux. Paris, L. Haussmann,1812-13. François André Michaux (book author), Henri-Joseph Redouté (illustrator), Gabriel (engraver)
^ Kenny, L.; Wenzell , K. (2015). "Quercus virginiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194245A2305868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194245A2305868.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ Q. virginiana was first described and published in the Gardeners Dictionary, Edition 8. London. Quercus no. 16. 1768. "Quercus virginiana". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
^ "Quercus virginiana Mill.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
^ Goldman, D.H. (2017). "Plant Guide for live oak" (PDF). Plant Guide for live oak (USDA PLANTS Database).
^ Bender, Steve, ed. (January 2004). "Quercus virginiana". The Southern Living Garden Book (2nd ed.). Birmingham, Alabama: Oxmoor House. ISBN 978-0-376-03910-1.

[1] ustration from Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, considérés principalement sous les rapports de leur usages dans les arts et de leur introduction dans le commerce ... Par F.s André-Michaux. Paris, L. Haussmann,1812-13. François André Michaux (book author), Henri-Joseph Redouté (illustrator), Gabriel (engraver)

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-2] Kenny, L.; Wenzell , K. (2015). "Quercus virginiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194245A2305868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194245A2305868.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[ipni-3] Q. virginiana was first described and published in the Gardeners Dictionary, Edition 8. London. Quercus no. 16. 1768. "Quercus virginiana". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved July 19, 2010.

[4] "Quercus virginiana Mill.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online

[5] Goldman, D.H. (2017). "Plant Guide for live oak" (PDF). Plant Guide for live oak (USDA PLANTS Database).

[southern-6] Bender, Steve, ed. (January 2004). "Quercus virginiana". The Southern Living Garden Book (2nd ed.). Birmingham, Alabama: Oxmoor House. ISBN 978-0-376-03910-1.

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Southern live oak

The Volusia Oak on the St. Johns River in Volusia, Florida.

1812 illustration^[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Subgenus:	Quercus subg. Quercus
Section:	Quercus sect. Virentes
Species:	Q. virginiana
Binomial name
*Quercus virginiana* Mill.^[3]

Synonyms^[4]
List Dryopsila virens (Aiton) Raf. Quercus andromeda Riddell Quercus hemisphaerica Endl. Quercus phellos var. obtusifolia Lam. Quercus phellos var. sempervirens Marshall Quercus sempervirens Walter Quercus virens Aiton Quercus virginiana var. eximea Sarg. Quercus virginiana var. virescens Sarg.