post oak (Quercus stellata)
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Flowering plantsIn Adams County, Ohio

Post oak

Quercus stellata Wangenh.

Post oak in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Fagales
Family
Fagaceae
Genus
Quercus
Near Adams County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (73)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (13)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
post oak by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyNo qualifying records yet
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yet
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene CountyNo qualifying records yet
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lucas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyNo qualifying records yet
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yet
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Summit CountyNo qualifying records yet
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yet
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yet
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Adams County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 25 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Adams County · records of all species each week, 12,200 in all

Records per week from 25 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of post oak in Adams County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of post oakYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10007
Jan 11–17006
Jan 18–24005
Jan 25–31006
Feb 1–70017
Feb 8–14008
Feb 15–21007
Feb 22–280013
Mar 1–71178
Mar 8–140065
Mar 15–2100110
Mar 22–2811139
Mar 29 – Apr 400243
Apr 5–1100417
Apr 12–1800599
Apr 19–2500402
Apr 26 – May 200687
May 3–900520
May 10–1600320
May 17–2300258
May 24–3000368
May 31 – Jun 622300
Jun 7–1300221
Jun 14–2000196
Jun 21–2711386
Jun 28 – Jul 400420
Jul 5–1111510
Jul 12–1800643
Jul 19–2500757
Jul 26 – Aug 100248
Aug 2–853780
Aug 9–1500453
Aug 16–2211428
Aug 23–2922432
Aug 30 – Sep 511447
Sep 6–1261236
Sep 13–1911324
Sep 20–2600308
Sep 27 – Oct 300114
Oct 4–100098
Oct 11–1700106
Oct 18–240051
Oct 25–3100119
Nov 1–70083
Nov 8–140081
Nov 15–21007
Nov 22–28006
Nov 29 – Dec 50092
Dec 6–122240
Dec 13–190011
Dec 20–26003
Dec 27 – Jan 21125

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 137 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 137 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of post oak in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of post oakYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10116,211
Jan 11–17115,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31114,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7428,321
Mar 8–141110,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–283213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 42219,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–181139,925
Apr 19–251141,623
Apr 26 – May 21156,391
May 3–92252,952
May 10–161153,785
May 17–233357,698
May 24–305554,651
May 31 – Jun 62253,099
Jun 7–136453,700
Jun 14–201156,625
Jun 21–271155,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41158,477
Jul 5–119461,336
Jul 12–183164,722
Jul 19–252169,753
Jul 26 – Aug 15359,416
Aug 2–812659,712
Aug 9–153355,994
Aug 16–223354,328
Aug 23–292251,772
Aug 30 – Sep 56457,167
Sep 6–127259,075
Sep 13–1910554,543
Sep 20–265345,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31143,180
Oct 4–106337,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–242121,156
Oct 25–314219,021
Nov 1–74114,172
Nov 8–142212,621
Nov 15–21427,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5226,083
Dec 6–12226,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26225,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2228,459

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • white oak Quercus albaOften confused in Ohio: 20 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • bur oak Quercus macrocarpa350 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • blackjack oak Quercus marilandica349 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • black oak Quercus velutina112 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Shumard oak Quercus shumardii18 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest57%31%
Developed25%49%
Farmland17%11%
Wetland1%5%

From 76 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

137 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.