Castanea FAGACEAE Quercus 



C. pumila (L.) Mill. Chinquapin. 



Frequent in Cecil, New Castle and Sussex Counties, and prob- 

 ably elsewhere. Fl., May to July. 



Quercus L. Oak. 



Q. alba L. White Oak. 



Abundant and widely distributed. Fl., May. 



Q. stellata Wang. Post Oak. 



Frequent on dry rocky soil of the Piedmont; common on sandy 

 soil of the Coastal Plain, southward to Accomac County. Fl., May. 



X Q. Fernaldii Trel. (f Q. stellata X Q. alba.) 



Rare: on bank of Choptank River, near Goldsboro (Ca), Otis 

 in 1924 (A). Determined by Arnold Arboretum. 



Q. lyrata Walt. Over-cup Oak. 



Infrequent on river bottoms and banks of streams, in New 

 Castle, Sussex, Wicomico and Worcester Counties. Fl., May, 

 after the leaves appear. 



Q. macrocarpa Mx. Mossy-cup Oak. 



A single tree, believed to have been spontaneous, formerly grew 

 in open ground at Lovering Ave. and Rodney St., Wilmington, 

 (D, A, T). The site is now occupied by dwellings. 



Q. bicolor Willd. Swamp White Oak. 



Infrequent in wet ground near streams and swamps in New 

 Castle and Cecil Counties. FL, May. 



Q. Prinus L. (Q. Michauxii Nutt.) Basket Oak. 



Infrequent, but rather widely distributed ; woods, fencerows and 

 margins of ponds. Fl., May. 



A southern species. 



Q. Mublenbergii Engelm. Yellow Oak. 



Rare: on serpentine soil near Centreville (NC), Commons in 

 1878, according to E. Tatnall (MS Catalog), no specimen seen; 

 White House Farm, 3H mi. w. n. w. of Longwoods (Ta), Earle, 

 3776, 6 Sept. 1942 (A, P). 



Q. prinoides Willd. Dwarf Chestnut Oak. 



Rare, in northern Delaware: Dixon's woods, 2 mi. s. of Centre- 



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