Quercus montana

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	FAGACEAE
Species:	Quercus montana Willd.
Common Name:	Rock Chestnut Oak; Tanbark Oak
Habitat:	Upland rocky forests often with thin dry soils.
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Tree
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	QUMO4
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	FAGACEAE - Beech family
Genus	Quercus
Species	Quercus montana Willd. - Rock Chestnut Oak; Tanbark Oak

Citation

Citation	Quercus montana Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4(1): 440. 1805.
Basionym:	**
Type:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Quercus prinus

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, DeKalb, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Winston

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1883 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
JSU145983	Cleburne	15 Oct 1993	Hutchinson, Francine 2125	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UWAL0039150	Autauga	20 Jul 2018	Diamond, Alvin R. 28404	UWAL Quercus montana Willd.
JSU123846	Jackson	21 Jun 1969	Bible, Rebecca s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA_ACC_48338	Colbert	25 Oct 1980	Beard, Ben 058	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
TROY000019306	Cherokee	25 Sep 2007	Barger, T. Wayne 327	TROY Quercus montana Willdenow
SAMF0002249	Shelby	03 Nov 1988	Ridgeway, Blanche 26	SAMF Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA_ACC_44178	Lee	23 Oct 1986	Diamond, Alvin R. 2918	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
AUA_ACC_25679	Colbert	19 Apr 1964	Kral, Robert 19980	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
ALNHS00003028	Colbert	20 Aug 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH-509	ALNHS Quercus montana Willd.
JSU123841	DeKalb	15 May 1996	Whetstone, R. David 17528	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123822	Calhoun	15 Apr 1967	Reynolds, Elaine s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00032551	St. Clair	24 Jun 1951	Hollis, C.G. s.n.	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123861	Talladega	2 May 1981	Whetstone, R. David 10615	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123864	Tuscaloosa	9 May 1969	Morello, Sandra s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA000043020	Blount	13 Nov 1919	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Quercus Montana Willd.
AUA_ACC_17617	Cleburne	2 Aug 1969	Ellis, H.C. 143	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
UNA00032587	Lawrence	10 Sep 1978	Haynes, Robert R. 6901	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123760	Calhoun	11 Sep 1985	Lawler, Carol L. 039	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UWAL0007769	Etowah	12 Oct 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4962	UWAL Quercus montana Willdenow
TROY000020014	Randolph	12 Oct 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 3185	TROY Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123825	Cherokee	13 Jul 1969	Ballard, Sarah s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00032546	Cherokee	28 Apr 1979	Davenport, Lawrence J. 1076	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123842	DeKalb	20 Apr 1968	Brown, Dickie s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00032566	Tuscaloosa	23 Nov 1968	Brooks, Carol J. 577	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
UWAL0051322	Jefferson	28 Sep 1984	Barber, J. Patrick 1138	UWAL Quercus montana Willd.
JSU123844	Fayette	12 May 1979	Whetstone, R. David 9766	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
TROY000047455	Autauga	20 Jul 2018	Diamond, Alvin R. 28404	TROY Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123821	Calhoun	17 Nov 1981	Landers, Joel s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA_ACC_58466	Escambia	2 Apr 1999	Searcy, Darryl	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
JSU123862	Talladega	22 Jun 1980	Carlisle, N.J. s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123824	Chambers	1 Oct 1988	Nixon, Christopher F. 4298	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA000043022	Cullman	22 Apr 1919	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Quercus Montana Willd.
JSU123834	Cleburne	7 Aug 1994	Hruska, Susan E. 281	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UWAL0018598	Chambers	23 Jun 1993	Kral, Robert 82666	UWAL Quercus montana Willd.
JSU123850	Jefferson	28 Sep 1984	Barber, J. Patrick 1138	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123848	Jackson	1 Jun 1969	Wright, Sherry s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00032572	Cullman	04 May 1883	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123851	Limestone	27 Jun 1996	Whetstone, R. David 17927	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123852	Madison	22 Sep 1995	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00064186	Randolph	14 Aug 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2630	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123856	Randolph	6 Oct 1983	Nixon, Christopher F. 486	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123860	Shelby	25 Sep 1983	Baldwin, D. Dean s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00032532	Tuscaloosa	30 Jun 1974	Hoener, Fred K. 1074	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123826	Cherokee	31 May 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123832	Cleburne	18 Sep 1986	Moore, C.M. 070	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA000043021	Cullman	13 Jun 1919	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Quercus Montana Willd.
UWAL0057134	Madison	23 Sep 2019	Keener, Brian R. 11622	UWAL Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA_ACC_64437	Randolph	14 Aug 1986	Nixon, C.F. 2630	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
UNA00029123	Fayette	20 Sep 1997	Haynes, Robert R. 9591	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123756	Calhoun	26 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 552	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UWAL0044756	Jackson	02 Jun 2018	England, J. Kevin 9177	UWAL Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123849	Jefferson	17 May 1985	Barber, J. Patrick 1485	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00032582	Cleburne	17 Aug 1979	Davenport, Lawrence J. 1535	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123835	Cleburne	19 Sep 1982	Bussey, Melanie G. 363	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00032527	Tuscaloosa	23 Nov 1968	Brooks, Carol J. 584	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU144371	Jefferson	16 May 1973	Heptinstall, L.L. s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00066757	Blount	27 Sep 1997	Keener, Brian R. 476	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA_ACC_21466	Fayette	19 Apr 1970	Rush, Larry 071	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
JSU123859	St. Clair	12 Jul 1969	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
TROY000020084	Madison	03 Sep 1972	Gaines, Sara s.n.	TROY Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123823	Calhoun	21 Sep 1969	Clonts, Jerry A. s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123857	Randolph	14 Aug 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2630	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA000043023	Cullman	25 Jun 1920	Wolf, Wolfgang 1706	AUA Quercus Montana Willd.
UWAL0007715	Lawrence	26 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1464	UWAL Quercus montana Willd.
UNA00032567	Cullman	_ Apr 1892	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123853	Madison	29 Jun 1969	Tudor, Jessica s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UWAL0033531	Lawrence	07 Jun 2007	England, J. Kevin 625	UWAL Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123845	Jackson	21 Sep 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10025	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
TROY000020082	Bibb	09 Jun 2003	Diamond, Alvin R. 13977	TROY Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123839	DeKalb	11 Jul 1993	Spaulding, Daniel D. 5012	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00023836	Lawrence	26 Jun 1989	Harding, Dennis s.n.	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123858	Randolph	27 Aug 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2900	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00032507	Cullman	25 Jun 1920	Knapke, Bede s.n.	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
SAMF0002248	Shelby	24 Aug 2012	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5383	SAMF Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA000042332	Colbert	20 Aug 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH509	AUA Quercus Montana Willd.
JSU123828	Clay	24 Jun 1969	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123843	Etowah	14 Jun 1969	Cofield, Jan s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA_ACC_9639	Lee	23 May 1961	Tyson, Jr., John	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
AUA000043025	Blount	3 Oct 1922	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Quercus Montana Willd.
JSU123830	Cleburne	26 Apr 1995	Hruska, Susan E. 669	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UWAL0007716	Winston	26 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1466	UWAL Quercus montana Willd.
JSU123855	Marshall	1 Sep 1979	Wolford, Pat 0015	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00032522	Clay	30 Apr 1987	Haynes, Robert R. 9053	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123854	Marshall	22 Sep 1991	Spaulding, Daniel D. 974	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
TROY000020013	DeKalb	10 Sep 1993	Dobson, Terri. L. 180	TROY Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU136773	Shelby	12 Oct 1996	Spaulding, Daniel D. 9359	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00032502	Cullman	_ Apr 1889	Mohr, E. s.n.	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123755	Calhoun	4 Oct 1983	Nixon, Christopher F. 434	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
USAM000006939	Marion	11 May 1968	LeLong, Michel G. 4555	USAM Quercus prinus Linnaeus
UWAL0011440	Shelby	24 Aug 2012	Davenport, L.J. 5383	UWAL Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123863	Talladega	24 Jun 1969	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU150444	Blount	10 May 1993	Dasinger, Adam P. 80	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA_ACC_48128	Coosa	5 Oct 1980	Webb, A.L. 069	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
AUA000043024	Cullman	5 Jun 1922	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Quercus Montana Willd.
JSU123759	Calhoun	28 Oct 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 3056	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UWAL0038688	Jefferson	06 Oct 2018	England, J. Kevin 9569	UWAL Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123836	Cleburne	24 Jun 1969	Bigbee, Diane s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA_ACC_35926	Bibb	5 Sep 1979	Beckett, Scott W. 259	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
TROY000028499	Lawrence	26 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1464	TROY Quercus montana Willdenow
SAMF0002265	Jefferson	Summer 1947	van Keuren, Edith s.n.	SAMF Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA_ACC_17618	Lee	23 Jun 1969	Hayes, J.L. 073	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
AUA_ACC_10212	Lee	5 May 1962	Landers, K.E.	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
TROY000020083	Calhoun	17 Apr 1967	Reynolds, J. s.n.	TROY Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123840	DeKalb	15 May 1996	Whetstone, R. David 17584	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123837	Colbert	5 Jul 1969	Sizemore, Donny s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00032561	Jackson	21 Aug 1949	Segars, Charles B. 162	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA_ACC_5268	Randolph	4 Jul 1967	Cunningham, Hugh B.	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
JSU123838	Coosa	5 Sep 1982	Bussey, Melanie G. 222	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123757	Calhoun	16 Jul 1991	Naugher, Rhonda L. 228	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA000043027	Cullman	17 Jun 1920	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Quercus Montana Willd.
AUA_ACC_13683	Jefferson	29 Jul 1967	Carter, Richard D.	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
UNA00032577	Tuscaloosa	05 Oct 1951	Chermock, Ralph L. s.n.	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123831	Cleburne	6 May 1967	Boone, W.E. (Bill) s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA_ACC_63003	Bibb	9 Jun 2003	Diamond, Alvin R. 13997	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
TROY000028509	Winston	26 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1466	TROY Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123827	Clay	30 Aug 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 3276	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UWAL0007714	Chambers	01 Oct 1988	Nixon, Christoper F. 4298	UWAL Quercus montana Willd.
AUA_ACC_47290	Clay	13 Jul 1974	Williams, B. 83	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
AUA_ACC_46597	Tallapoosa	12 Jul 1977	Howard, A. 94	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
JSU123829	Clay	24 Jun 1969	Smith, Doris s.n.	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
UNA00032576	Marion	29 Aug 1949	Segars, Charles B. 138	UNA Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123847	Jackson	27 Jun 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 844	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA_ACC_14675	Russell	1 May 1969	Gregory, J.M. 071	AUA Quercus Prinus L.
JSU123833	Cleburne	6 Sep 1982	Bussey, Melanie G. 248	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
JSU123758	Calhoun	16 Jul 1991	Naugher, Rhonda L. 228	JSU Quercus montana Willdenow
AUA000043019	Cullman	22 Apr 1919	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Quercus Montana Willd.

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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