WEST \IRGIXIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 24T 



QUERCUS L. 

 Q. ALBA L. ^M^ite Oak. 



All soils, plentiful throughout the State. 

 O. -MINOR (:\Iarsh.) Sarg. Post Oak. Iron Oak. (Q. stellata, 

 Wang.) 



Dry sterile soils, common. 

 O. iiACROCARPA Alichx. Burr Oak. ;\Iossy-cup Oak. 



Rich soils. Tyler : near Long Reach. 

 O. Prinus L. Chestnut Oak. 



Rocky woods. Frequent throughout the State. 

 Q. ACUMINATA (]\Iichx.) Houda. Yellow Oak. (Q. Miihlen- 

 bergii Engelm.) 



Rich, wooded valleys, especially in the mountains. Fay- 

 ette : near Nuttallburg, rare (Xuttall). 



O. PAGODAEFOLIA (Ell.) Ashe. 



Rich bottom lands. Kanawha : a few trees found on the 

 north side of the river at Charleston (Brooks). 

 O. BicoLOR W'illd. (Q. platanoides Sudw.). 



3.Ioist soils and borders of streams. Grant : along Lunice 

 Creek; Hardy: along the South Branch, near Moorefield; 

 Pocahontas ; near 2\Iarlinton ; Randolph : along the Tygarts 

 A'alley near Huttonsville ; Upshur : rare near Lorentz 

 (Brooks). 

 O. RUBRA L. Red Oak. 



Common throughout the State, in both rich and poor soils. 

 O. cocciNEA Wang. 



\A'oodlands. Fayette : near Nuttallburg, apparently a sec- 

 ond growth (Nuttall). 

 O. \-ELUTiNA Lam. Black Oak. (Q. tiiictoria Bartr.). 



Dry woodlands. In large tracts in the Alleghanies of 

 [Mineral, Grant and Tucker counties. Gilmer : near Glen- 

 ville (Mapel). Fayette: near Nuttallburg (A'«ffa//). ]\Ion- 

 ongalia : near Ice's Ferry. Summers : near Hinton. 

 Q. PALusTRis DuRoi. 



Along streams. ^^lonongalia : near Stumptown. Fayette : 

 near Nuttallburg (A'uttaU). 

 O. DiGiTATA (JMarsh.) Sudw. Spanish Oak. (Q. /a/cafa, ]\Iichx.") 



Dry sandy soils throughout the western counties. 

 Q. NIGRA L. Black Jack Oak. 



Common in dry or heavy clay soils throughout the center 

 of the State. Hardy: near IMoorefield. 

 O. NANA (;Marsh.) Sarg. Holly-leaved Oak. (Q. ilicifoIiaWzng.) 

 Sandy soils. Hampshire: near Romney. Hardy: near 

 ?iIoorefield. 

 O. IMBRICARIA j\Iichx. Laurel Oak. 



Rich woods. ■\Ionongaha: near ^lorgantown and Laurel 

 Point. Hardv : near Moorefield. 



