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Line 24: == Distribution == ItThe Georgia oak is native to the southeastern United States, mainly in northern [[Georgia (U.S. state)\|Georgia]], but with additional populations in [[Alabama]], [[North Carolina]], and [[South Carolina]].<ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Quercus%20georgiana.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]</ref> It grows on dry granite and sandstone outcrops of slopes of hills at {{convert\|50\|–\|500\|m\|ft\|sp=us}} altitude.<ref>{{IUCN2006\|assessor=Nixon, K. \|display-assessors=etal\|year=1998\|id=34011\|title=Quercus georgiana\|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Listed as Endangered (EN B1+2ce v2.3)</ref><ref name="samantha" /> The tree was first discovered in 1849 at [[Stone Mountain]], Georgia, where several stands of pure specimens grow along the popular walk-up trail at around 1,300 feet (near the large chestnut oak in the middle of the trail and before the rest pavilion halfway up the trail).<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/quercus-georgiana-ma-curtis\|title=Quercus georgiana M.A. Curtis\|date=2014-11-18\|work=International Oak Society\|access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref> Georgia oaks are also found at nearby [[Inselberg\|monadnocks]], including [[Panola Mountain]] and [[Arabia Mountain]] in Georgia.

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