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Quercus rubra L.
northern red oak

   
Symbol: QURU
Group: Dicot
Family: Fagaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



Photograph of Quercus rubra L.
©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, AZ, Flagstaff, Arboretum. July 14, 2001.
 
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Distribution by State:
Quercus rubra L.

Distributional Map for Quercus rubra L.
Distribution Map Legend

Quercus rubra L. distribution:
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)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Quercus rubra L.

6 genera in Fagaceae, 206 species in Quercus
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
Related Taxa Legend
 

Classification:
Quercus rubra L.

     
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

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Quercus rubra L.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19408.

 

 

 

 
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