*Quercus robur Linnaeus. Subgenus: Quercus. Section: Quercus. Subsection: "Roburoids". Common name: English Oak. Habitat: Rarely cultivated in our area; sometimes persisting or escaping in ne. United States, south at least to s. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhoads & Block 2007). Distribution: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Taxonomy Comments: POWO (2024) recognizes 4 subspecies of Quercus robur; only ssp. robur is reported as introduced into North America.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA3, G, GrPl, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa; > Quercus robur ssp. robur — POWO. Basionym: Quercus robur L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Quercus robur - FNA3
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