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890:Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA)
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1182:. In Dawson, A.; Cleveland, C.J. (eds.).
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637:Blackjack acorns provide food for both
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987:"Blackjack Oak in the Missouri Ozarks"
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1203:"Quercus marilandica – Blackjack Oak"
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704:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
1696:Taxa named by Otto von Münchhausen
1676:Trees of the Eastern United States
1671:Endemic flora of the United States
1201:Shapiro, Leo (28 September 2012).
1014:"Plant of the Week: Blackjack Oak"
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1152:Engle, David M. (18 March 1997).
645:. Blackjacks may, however, cause
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540:; understory companions include
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921:"Quercus marilandica Range Map"
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586:. In this area, blackjack and
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1105:"Ancient Cross Timbers"
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1049:. Tallahassee, Florida
905:, St. Louis, MO &
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663:barbecues
631:brittonii
550:sweetfern
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387:deciduous
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1503:2.133493
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580:Oklahoma
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309:Wangenh.
297:Synonyms
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230:Quercus
214:Quercus
191:Fagaceae
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158:Eudicots
72:IUCN 3.1
1666:Quercus
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1350:1151451
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1236:Press.
612:Ecology
546:bracken
530:scarlet
499:Florida
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368:Quercus
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576:Texas
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503:Texas
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341:Mast.
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