Fagaceae
Darlington oak
Quercus hemisphaerica
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Darlington oak, Laurel oak, Laurel-leaf oak, Sand laurel oak
- Persian
- بلوط برگ بو
Synonyms
- Dryopsila maritima Raf.
- Quercus geminata f. maritima (Michx.) Trel.
- Quercus hemispherica var. maritima (Michx.) C.H.Mull.
- Quercus laurifolia subsp. maritima A.E.Murray
- Quercus laurifolia var. maritima (Michx.) A.E.Murray
- Quercus maritima Raf.
- Quercus maritima (Michx.) Willd.
- Quercus nigra f. hemisphaerica (Bartram ex Willd.) Trel.
- Quercus phellos var. maritima Michx.
- Quercus virens var. maritima (Michx.) Chapm.
- Quercus virginiana var. maritima (Michx.) Sarg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.