PLANTS Profile for Quercus acutissima (sawtooth oak)

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PLANTS Profile

Quercus acutissima Carruthers
sawtooth oak

Symbol:

QUAC80

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fagaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, MO, Saint Louis, Missouri Botanical Garden. October 14, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Quercus acutissima Carruthers

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Distribution:
Quercus acutissima Carruthers


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USA (AL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, PA, VA)

Related Taxa:
Quercus acutissima Carruthers

View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 206 species in Quercus

Classification:
Quercus acutissima Carruthers

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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 acutissima Carruthers – sawtooth oak

Introduced Information:
Quercus acutissima Carruthers

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Quercus acutissima Carruthers

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow	Low		Low				Low