Field Guide Overview

Dominant Flora of the Ground Cover in Pine Forests of the Apalachicola National Forest

Genus/Species Common Name Family Acronym
Quercus pumila Running Oak FAGACEAE RUOA
Description

Shrubs 1-2 m tall, leaves with pale gray hairs on lower surface, petiole of leaf blade hairy, generally not toothed, edges rolled under; buds at tip of twigs, 3-5 mm long, ovoid-conic with a point.

Photo of running oak nessled into the small undergrowth in the woods here in Florida.
Photo of running oak on a very sunny day.