Quercus 



Fagaceae 



383 



o 50 



Map 783 



Quercus Muhlenbergii Engelm. 



50 



Map 784 



Quercus Prinus L. 



only one from the northwestern part. It is generally found on the dry 

 banks of streams, river terraces, rocky, wooded bluffs, and only rarely in 

 level, moist woods. 



Vt., s. Ont. to Wis., southw. to Fla. and Tex. 



5. Quercus Prinus L. (Quercus Michauxii Nutt.) Swamp Chestnut 

 Oak. Map 784. This species is restricted to low, flat woods of the southern 

 part of the state. It is local in the southwestern part although it forms 

 about 20 per cent of the stand in a few of the woods along Prairie Creek 

 in Daviess County. It is more frequent in the "flats" of the southeastern 

 part of the state where it is associated with sweet gum, red maple, and 

 pin oak. 



Del., s. Ind. to Mo., southw. to Fla. and Tex. 



6. Quercus montana Willd. (Quercus Prinus of Gray, Man., ed. 7 and 

 Britton and Brown, Illus. Flora, ed. 2.) Chestnut Oak. Map 785. In 

 Indiana this species is restricted to the area indicated on the map where 

 it is found on the ridges and slopes of sandstone and of knobstone. Where 

 it is found it is usually the dominant tree. 



Maine, n. shore of Lake Erie to w. cent. Ind., southw. to Ga. and Ala. 



7. Quercus stellata Wang. Post Oak. Map 786. This species is, for 

 the most part, restricted to the southwestern part of the state. In the 

 unglaciated area it is found mostly on the crests of ridges with black 

 oak. West of this area it is found in bottom land along the Little Pigeon 

 Creek and in the southwestern part of Posey County on the higher 

 bottoms. It is generally associated with white and black oak, winged 

 elm, and mockernut hickory. In this area, it is also found sparingly on 

 some sandy ridges. 



In 1932, I found a single tree about 9 inches in diameter on the slope 

 of the high, gravelly bank of Big Wea Creek about 4 miles southwest 

 of Lafayette. It has been reported from Lake and Porter Counties but 



