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Quercus coccinea Münchhausen. Subgenus: Quercus. Section: Lobatae. Subsection: Coccineae. Common name: Scarlet Oak. Phenology: Apr-May; Sep-Nov (of the second year). Habitat: Xeric upland forests. Distribution: Centered in the Appalachians, from s. ME south to c. AL, but ranging west to MS, ne. AR (Crowleys Ridge), s. IL, and s. MI.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA3, G, Il, K4, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV; > Quercus coccinea Münchh. var. coccinea — NS; > Quercus coccinea Münchh. var. tuberculata Sarg. — NS. Basionym: Quercus coccinea Münchh. 1770

Links to other floras: = Quercus coccinea - FNA3

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