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 Schmeil-Fitschen 2019; 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;