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Quercus rubra L.
northern red oak

       
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Photo of Quercus rubra L.
©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, AZ, Flagstaff, Arboretum. July 14, 2001. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Quercus rubra L.

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Distribution:
Quercus rubra L.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Quercus rubra L.

View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 206 species in Quercus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Quercus rubra L. var. ambigua (A. Gray) Fernald. . Image Available.
Quercus rubra var. ambigua
northern red oak
Distribution of Quercus rubra L. var. rubra. .
Quercus rubra var. rubra
northern red oak
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Quercus rubra L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Fagales
Family Fagaceae – Beech family
Genus Quercus L. – oak
Species Quercus rubra L. – northern red oak
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Quercus rubra L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACU+ FACU- FACU FACU NO FACU FACU+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Quercus rubra L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19408.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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Quercus rubra L.

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University of Connecticut Plant Database

University of Le Havre images

Virginia Tech Dendrology

 
 
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