Fagaceae

Bottomland post oak

Quercus similis Ashe

Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus

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Bottomland post oak: Quercus similis — Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Bottomland post oak, Delta post oak, Swamp post oak

Synonyms

Quercus ashei Sterrett
Quercus margarettae var. paludosa Ashe
Quercus mississippiensis Ashe
Quercus stellata subsp. paludosa (Sarg.) A.E.Murray
Quercus stellata var. attenuata Sarg.
Quercus stellata var. mississippiensis (Ashe) Little
Quercus stellata var. paludosa Sarg.
Quercus stellata var. similis (Ashe) Sudw.

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: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Michael, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, 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.