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Quercus x rolfsii Small
Rolfs’ oak

Family: Fagaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Endemic to peninsular Florida.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002; pp 307-308) based on one occurrence at County Line Scrub of Miami-Dade County. Also reported for the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Burch 1998).  

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For specimen images, visit the New York Botanical Garden Virtual Herbarium. This is a hybrid between Quercus chapmanii and Quercus minima.

Other data on Quercus x rolfsii available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Quercus x rolfsii has been found in the following 3 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
County Line Scrub, Miami-Dade County Present Native
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Present Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Reported

Quercus x rolfsii has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Miami-Dade County Native

Quercus x rolfsii has been found in the following habitat :
Scrubby Flatwoods