Native plant · FAGACEAE
Quercus laurifolia
LAUREL OAK; DIAMOND OAK; DARLINGTON OAK; swamp laurel oak
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Quercus laurifolia. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Quercus laurifolia
- Family
- FAGACEAE
- Genus
- Quercus
- Order
- FAGALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; FACW (NWPL); T (WAP); FACW (DEP)
- Florida range
- South Florida · Panhandle · Central Florida · Florida Keys · North Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Sarasota; Liberty; Walton; Wakulla; Manatee; Monroe; Miami-Dade; Hillsborough; Brevard; Lake; Collier; Jackson; Hardee; Alachua; Union; Charlotte; Sumter; Lee; Polk; Lafayette; Citrus; Martin; Highlands; Jefferson; Taylor; Clay; Pasco; Hernando; Pinellas; Seminole; Broward; Holmes; DeSoto; Columbia; Osceola; Okaloosa; Leon; St. Johns; Suwannee; Calhoun; Gilchrist; Santa Rosa; Indian River; Gadsden; Volusia; Duval; Hamilton; Hendry; Putnam; Glades; Levy; Bradford; Baker; St. Lucie; Palm Beach
Where documented in Florida
Sarasota; Liberty; Walton; Wakulla; Manatee; Monroe; Miami-Dade; Hillsborough; Brevard; Lake; Collier; Jackson; Hardee; Alachua; Union; Charlotte; Sumter; Lee; Polk; Lafayette; Citrus; Martin; Highlands; Jefferson; Taylor; Clay; Pasco; Hernando; Pinellas; Seminole; Broward; Holmes; DeSoto; Columbia; Osceola; Okaloosa; Leon; St. Johns; Suwannee; Calhoun; Gilchrist; Santa Rosa; Indian River; Gadsden; Volusia; Duval; Hamilton; Hendry; Putnam; Glades; Levy; Bradford; Baker; St. Lucie; Palm Beach
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Quercus
- Quercus alba — WHITE OAK
- Quercus arkansana — ARKANSAS OAK
- Quercus austrina — BASTARD WHITE OAK; Bluff Oak
- Quercus chapmanii — CHAPMAN'S OAK
- Quercus durandii — DURAND OAK; Bastard oak
- Quercus falcata — SPANISH OAK; SOUTHERN RED OAK
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.