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It's finally fall! This is the fun of central Florida. Technically it is winter, but physically it's more like fall. (And before you know it we'll be skipping spring in favor of summer >_<.) The colorful turkey oak leaves were glowing in the sunlight. Geotagged,Quercus laevis,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

It's finally fall!

This is the fun of central Florida. Technically it is winter, but physically it's more like fall. (And before you know it we'll be skipping spring in favor of summer >_<.) The colorful turkey oak leaves were glowing in the sunlight.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    I'm so jealous. We're at our darkest and coldest right now in the Netherlands, it's still so far from daylight and warmth. Posted 10 years ago

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The Turkey Oak

''Quercus laevis'', the turkey oak, is a member of the red oak group of oaks. It is native to the southeastern United States, occurring on the coastal plain from Delaware south to central Florida, and west to southeast Louisiana. The name turkey oak derives from the resemblance of the leaves to a turkey's foot. A Turkish and southern European species ''Quercus cerris'' is also commonly referred to as Turkey oak, and ''Quercus laevis'' is sometimes referred to as American turkey oak to distinguish.. more

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Similar species: Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts
Species identified by Meryl Green
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By Meryl Green

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Uploaded Jan 22, 2015. Captured Jan 21, 2015 12:17 in Ocala National Forest, Nfs 545, Paisley, FL 32767, USA.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T3
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 250mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.