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Fagaceae
Quercus

Quercus rubra Linnaeus var. rubra. Common name: Red Oak. Phenology: Apr; Aug-Sep (of the second year). Habitat: Moist to fairly dry forests of slopes, coves, and ravines, below 1000 meters elevation. Distribution: Widespread in e. North America, south to e. VA, GA, AL, MS, AR, and OK.

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Subgenus: Quercus. Section: Lobatae. Subsection: Coccineae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, FNA3, Mi, NS, RAB, WV; = Quercus borealis F.Michx. var. maxima (Marshall) Ashe — G, GrPl; = Quercus maxima (Marshall) Ashe — S; < Quercus rubra L. — Ar, C, Can, Il, K4, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Wu et al (2023). Basionym: Quercus rubra L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Quercus rubra var. rubra - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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