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LAST_SUNSET This Is The Remains Of A Florida Live Oak Tree. It Had Been Hit By Lightening Several Months Earlier. Within A Short Time After I Took This Shot, High Winds Began To Knock Off What Was Left Of It&#039;s Branches. Currently There Is Nothing Left But A Single Center Piece Below The Fork. This is One Of My Favorite Photos. <br /> Oak Tree,Quercus virginiana,Southern live oak,Sunset Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

LAST_SUNSET

This Is The Remains Of A Florida Live Oak Tree. It Had Been Hit By Lightening Several Months Earlier. Within A Short Time After I Took This Shot, High Winds Began To Knock Off What Was Left Of It's Branches. Currently There Is Nothing Left But A Single Center Piece Below The Fork. This is One Of My Favorite Photos.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    hi buzman, I see you are using the "request manual species creation" button a lot. This will email all moderators. Please only use it when needed. Examples like "Oak" are not species, they are an entire family of species. You should only use the "request manual" option when you enter a valid species name, and the system still does not find it. In this case, you did not enter a species name, as said the search terms you use are not specific enough.

    I hope this helps, please do let me know in case you have any questions, we're here to help. Great photo by the way!     Posted 10 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    Is this the species you were looking for?
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_virginiana
    You see how many common names it has so the best way for the system to find it in such cases is to use the scientific or binomial name - Quercus virginiana for this species. You cannot do it anymore for this photo, because the ID has been disabled as for a landscape photo, but if you want and this is the correct species I can identify it for you.     Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
    1. View buzman's profile
      buzman
      Katipo Spider
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      Yes, Please, As you can see, WildFlower, I am still trying to learn the specific procedures to gain information. I've lived in Florida for many years, but have only known the tree shown in my photograph as a Live Oak, we also have Laurel Oaks, Water Oaks, etc. but I have never known the scientific family they all belong to, but I'm learning. Thanks for your help.
       Posted 10 years ago

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The Southern live oak

"Quercus virginiana", also known as the southern live oak, is a normally evergreen oak tree native to the southeastern United States. Though many other species are loosely called live oak, the southern live oak is particularly iconic of the Old South.

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Similar species: Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts
Species identified by WildFlower
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/16.0
  • 1/91s
  • ISO200
  • 58mm