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Quercus phellos L.
willow oak
       
Symbol:   QUPH  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Fagaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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 Photo of Quercus phellos L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Quercus phellos L.

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Distribution:
Quercus phellos 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, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Quercus phellos L.

View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 206 species in Quercus
 

Classification:
Quercus phellos 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 phellos L. – willow oak
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Quercus phellos L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
willow oak              Threatened
New York:
willow oak              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
willow oak              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Quercus phellos 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
FAC+,FACW FAC+ FACW- FACW NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Quercus phellos 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 and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19282.

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 photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
 

Related Web Sites:
Quercus phellos L.

AL-Alabama State Forestry

AL-Trees of Alabama and the Southeast

AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

FL-University of Florida (USFS) Fact Sheet

KY-University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service

MD-Maryland Department of Natural Resources

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MI-Ornamental Plants (Michigan State University Extension)

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Duke University

NC-Native Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

NC-Wetland Plant Identification

NY-Cornell University Horticulture

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

SC-Familiar Trees of South Carolina (Clemson University)

Silvics of North America

TN-Vanderbilt Bioimages

UK-Plants For A Future

USDA FS Silvics Manual

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology
 
 
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