Quercus pumila

Quercus pumila, the runner oak^[5] or running oak,^[6] is a species of oak. It is native to the southeastern United States (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas).^[5][7]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Quercus pumila
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Subgenus:	Quercus subg. Quercus
Section:	Quercus sect. Lobatae
Species:	Q. pumila
Binomial name
Quercus pumila Walter
Natural range
Synonyms[3][4]
List Quercus cinerea var. pumila (Walter) Curtis Quercus phellos var. pumila (Walter) Michx. Cyclobalanopsis sericea (Aiton) Schottky Quercus cinerea var. nana A.DC. Quercus elliottii Wilbur Quercus phellos var. sericea Aiton Quercus pumila var. sericea (Aiton) Engelm. Quercus sericea (Aiton) Willd.

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Quercus pumila is a deciduous shrub usually less than one meter (3 feet 3 inches) tall. The bark is gray or dark brown. The leaves are up to 10 centimetres (4 in) long, with no teeth or lobes, hairless or nearly so on the upper surface, the underside usually with a thick coat of reddish-brown hairs.^[5]

This species can be found in habitats such as pine flatwoods, pinelands of various types, and longleaf pine-oak stands.^[8] It can also be found in disturbed areas, such as along roadsides.^[9]