Compare sources for Quercus similis

South USA ; 0 -300 m;

reaches 25 m tall; straight trunk;

8-12 x 5-8 cm; more or less narrowly oboval; apex obtuse; base attenuate pointed; margins flat with 2-3 pairs of shallow lobes in apical half; shiny dark green above; greyish beneath; 3-5 vein pairs; petiole 3-10 mm long;

acorn 1.2-1.6 cm long; oblong; dark brown; singly or to 3 together; cup subsessile, 6-7 mm deep, with appressed scales;

spring;

occurs in wet forests and swamp valleys

– Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Series Stellatae; – A. Camus n° 274; – Related to Q.stellata , of which it differs in having slender twigs, smaller and thinner leaves, smaller and red brown buds; – One should not confuse Q.ashei Sterret with Q.x ashei Trel. that is a hybrid between Q.laevis and Q.incana (and therefore is not a “white oak”, as it is in Sub-genus Quercus, section Lobatae).