Fagaceae
Darlington oak
Quercus laurifolia
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- سنديان غاري الورق
- English
- Darlington oak, Diamond leaf oak, Laurel oak, Swamp laurel oak, Diamond-leaf oak, Obtusa oak, Water oak
- Latvian
- Laurlapu ozols
Synonyms
- Quercus aquatica var. laurifolia (Michx.) A.DC.
- Quercus laurifolia f. dentata Trel.
- Quercus laurifolia f. obovatifolia (Sarg.) Trel.
- Quercus laurifolia var. acuta W.T.Aiton
- Quercus laurifolia var. hybrida Michx.
- Quercus laurifolia var. obtusa Willd.
- Quercus laurifolia var. rhombica (Sarg.) Trel.
- Quercus laurifolia var. tridentata Sarg.
- Quercus obtusa (Willd.) Ashe
- Quercus obtusa Sarg.
- Quercus obtusa (Willd.) Pursh
- Quercus obtusa var. obovatifolia (Sarg.) Ashe
- Quercus phellos var. laurifolia (Michx.) Chapm.
- Quercus rhombica Sarg.
- Quercus rhombica var. obovatifolia Sarg.
- Quercus uliginosa var. laurifolia Zabel
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alina Martin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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.