Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Quercus imbricaria
Shingle oak
Taxonomy

Synonyms:

Subspecific taxa:

Classification:

  • Magnoliophyta

Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI

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Species Distribution
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County Map Legend
Absent:
Not known from county
Medium confidence:
Medium or unknown confidence;
often old records or unverifiable observations
Medium-high confidence:
Often observations by expert botanists
High confidence:
Often vouchered herbarium records
Planted / introduced:
Native species introduced outside historic range,
or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations)
Historic / extirpated:
Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated
(Note that this category is not yet functional)

North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON

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Species Status

Status/Listing: No Information

Notes:

Origin: Native

Species Description

General: Dicot-woody, perennial

Roots: primary

Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Pinnate leaf venation; linear, oblong leaf shape

Inflorescence: catkin

Flowers: unisexual, monoecious; incomplete, not petals

Fruit: nut

Physiology: autotrophic; C3 C02 fixation

Reproduction: sexual

Ecology & Natural History

Habitat: Species is occasionally distributed on dry, exposed sandstone cliffs.

ILPIN Notes: Species has pistillate flowers with few in a cluster. In pioneer days, the wood was used in making shingles. Wood is heavy, hard, coarse grained and checks badly in drying. Species maybe causes hayfever; fruit is edible after preparation. Species is common to occasional. Marshbirds and shorebirds eat food in the form of acorns; terrestrial furbearers (esp. raccoons, tree squirrels) eat food in the form of acorns, bark, wood. Regarding waterfowl food value, this pertains especially to wood ducks. Regarding small non-game bird food value, the pertains especially to grackles, bluejays, brown thrashers, red-bellied woodpeckers, red-headed woodpeckers. Regarding small mammals food value, this pertains especially to eastern chipmunks, white-footed mice. Seed company numbers: 2, 27, 28, 29. Form - balled and burlapped.

Functional Relationships:

  • Pollinators: wind
  • Dispersal: bird, mammal
  • Mycorrhizae:
  • N2 fixation:

Human Relationships:

  • Edibility [?] :
  • Showy Flowers: low

Wildlife and Livestock Information:

  • Food Value:
  • Cover Value: small non-game bird: good; small mammals: good

Coefficient of Conservatism (C-value) [?] :

  • Entire State: 2
  • Chicago Area: 7

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