Quercus michauxii Nutt.
Basket Oak
Swamp Chestnut Oak
Florida native
An occasional oak of mesic, calcareous hammocks mostly north of I-4 and also in Hardee County. The range extends throughout the southeast, west into Texas and Oklahoma, north into Missouri, Illinois and Indiana and northeast into New Jersey.
Quercus michauxii is one of the white oaks.
Quercus michauxii is a member of the Fagaceae - Beech family.
Other species of the Quercus genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Quercus chapmanii - CHAPMAN'S OAK
Quercus geminata - SAND LIVE OAK
Quercus inopina - SCRUB OAK
Quercus laevis - TURKEY OAK
Quercus laurifolia - LAUREL OAK
Quercus minima - DWARF LIVE OAK
Quercus myrtifolia - MYRTLE OAK
Quercus nigra - WATER OAK
Quercus virginiana - LIVE OAK
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Feb 14, 2025
