89 a. 
11. Leaves lobed deeply, bottom of sinus often 
3/4 or more the distance from lobe-tip to 
midrib; acorn cup 1-1.6 cm. wide; nut 1-1.3 
em. long. (Also, lower branches often 
spreading downward; frequently in old field 
» habitat). .cccceccccscccsvccncsceceecoscsecncvee Q. palustris 
Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm.? 
(Q. prinoides Willd. var. acuminata (Michx) Gl.) Yellow Oak 
Java Farm. Infrequent, large trees overhanging Rhode River 
(Fox Creek estuary). Adjacent forest canopy of Robinia pseudoacacia 
and Ulmus americana dominants. Higman 766. 
Q. prinus L. Chestnut Oak 
Java Farm. Co-dominant with Quercus alba in canopy at Fox 
Point and Hog Island. Hectares 3558 and 3592. Associate canopy 
species include Carya glabra and Carya tomentosa. Understory 
dominants are Pinus virginiana (at Fox Point under thin canopy) 
and Kalmia latifolia (at Hog Island). Understory associates include 
Ilex opaca opaca, Acer rubrum, and Liquidambar styraciflua. Ericaceous 
‘shrubs numerous. Also one station in bottom of Muddy Creek valley, 
with canopy dominant Fagus grandifolia. Hectare 3403. 
Ivy Neck. Dominates most of the shoreline of lower Scaffold 
Peninsula, usually on banks 6 to 10 feet above the estuary. Co- 
dominants include Quercus alba, Carya tomentosa, Acer rubrum, and 
locally Fagus grandifolia. On Cheston Peninsula (west shore) 
Quercus velutina usually co-dominates. Understory resembles that 
at Java Farm. Higman 261. 
Quercus alba L. White Oak 
Java Farm and Ivy Neck. Moderately abundant in.most hardwood 
canopies, on dry to moderately moist sites. Co-dominant on upland 
with Quercus velutina, Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Carya 
tomentosa, Fagus grandifolia, etc. Often co-dominant with Quercus 
prinus on estuary shores. Higman 263. 
Q. stellata Wang. Post Oak 
Java Farm. Infrequent on banks of tidal portion of Muddy Creek, 
under canopy of Quercus velutina and Quercus alba. One station on 
Fox Point, under canopy of Quercus prinus. Prefers the shoreline, 
overhanging the water. Also adventive in Hog Island salt marsh. 
Higman 260, 275, 460. 
