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Quercus rubra L. 1753

Fagaceae (APG IV)
Northern red oak, red oak
Taxon concept: Schmeil-Fitschen 2019
Distribution: eastern Canada; eastern United States

Quercus rubra L. - Accepted: Quercus rubra L. bei Zander 2008; Familie: Fagaceae (Zander 2008)
Quercus rubra L. - Accepted: Quercus rubra L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)
Quercus rubra L. - Accepted: Quercus rubra L. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)
Quercus rubra L. - Accepted: Quercus rubra L. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG IV)
Quercus rubra L. - Accepted: Quercus rubra L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Fagaceae (APG IV)
Quercus rubra L. - Accepted: Quercus rubra L. bei BfN Checklist Flora DE; Familie: Fagaceae (APG IV)

Flowers
monoecious
Flower ecology
wind-pollinated (anemophilous)
Life form
woody, tree
Foliage persistence
deciduous
Fruits
acorns
Fruit ecology
gravity-dispersed (barochorous) and animal-dispersed (zoochorous) (by grey squirrels and blue jays)
Root type
strongly developed taproot
Natural occurrence (habitat)
pine-oak forests; dry slopes, sandy plains; edges of floodplains
Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)
temperate, mixed mesophytic forests
Endangerment of alien taxon in the region
invasive
Usage
ornamental shade tree; wood is widely used for furniture, flooring and construction; very good firewood
Phytopathogenic organisms
susceptible to Oak Wilt caused by the fungus Ceratocytis fagacearum
Bark
grey to greyish-brown bark with shallow vertical furrows

Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN) (1999-2001 and ongoing): Floraweb - Daten und Informationen zu Wildpflanzen und zur Vegetation Deutschlands. www.floraweb.de.;

Erhardt, W., Götz, E., Bödeker, N. & Seybold, S. (2008): Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. Band 2. Arten und Sorten. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart (Hohenheim), 18. Aufl., 2103 S.;

The International Plant Names Index (2009). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org; Courtesy to IPNI, 2009. Exported from IPNI at date: 2009-09-22 20:17:51;

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org;





Last update:
Taxonomic update: Helmut Dalitz on: 19.7.2021
Update of the description: Helmut Dalitz; Matthias Krause; latest by: Matthias Krause on: 13.3.2019

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If no coordinates are listed, the coordinate of the point in the map marks the middle coordinate of the section.

Sex Standort Accession number Planting year Donation IPEN Lat. Long.