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Fagaceae

Page history last edited by Anna Elizabeth Donaldson 14 years, 11 months ago

 

Fagaceae

The Beech Family

Back To: Family-Guide

Kingdom:Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Fagales

Family: Fagaceae

 

Important Members of Fagaceae Family: Oak, Chesnut, Beech which are the only members of this family found in North America (economically important for timber use)

Most Useful Feature of Fagaceae Family: Wood from the genus Fagus in the Fagaceae family is used to flavor BEER :)

 

Facts: -Evergreen and Deciduous plants in this family

          -Approximately 900 species in this family

          -Nine Genera:   Castenea (Chestnut)

  

                                   Castanopsis

  

                                   Chrysolepsis

                                   Colombobalanus

                                   Fagus (Beeches)

                                   Formanodendron     

                                   Lithocarpus

 

                                   Quercus (Oaks)

 

                                   Trigonobalanus

 

Genaral Description -Trees or shrubs

                    -Hair: simple (strands individual) or stellate (strands clustered)

                    -Leaves: alternate (not directly across)

                                  spiral

                                  simple (one whole leaf, no leaflets), sometimes lobed

                                  entire (smooth) or serrate (rough/serrated edges)

                                  pinnate venation (one main vertical vein, individual veins rooting out)

 

 
Fagus grandifolia Leaf and beech spiky fruit

Quercus rubra

(www.state.sc.us)

Quercus Palustris

(www.state.sc.us)

Quercus alba

(NorthCarolinaUniversity)

Quercus falcata

(Clemson.edu)

Quercus prinus

(Clemson.edu)

 

 

Field Trip 1

  1. Chestnut Oak / Quercus prinus

 

Field Trip 3

  1. American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) 

 

Field Trip 4 

     1. White Ok /Quercus alba

 

Field Trip 10

  1. Pin Oak/ Quercus palustris

 

Field trip 12

     1. Quercus stellata

     2. Quercus marilandica

 

Sources:

http://www.state.sc.us/forest/tidlob.htm

www.portableherbarium.com

ww.clemson.edu

ua.dnr.wi.gov/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagaceae

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