Quercus coccinea

Scarlet oak
Tree in autumn
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Lobatae
Species:
Q. coccinea
Binomial name
Quercus coccinea
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Quercus acuta Raf.
  • Quercus coccinea var. cucullata Petz. & G.Kirchn.
  • Quercus coccinea var. pendula Petz. & G.Kirchn.
  • Quercus coccinea var. rugelii A.DC.
  • Quercus coccinea var. tuberculata Sarg.
  • Quercus coccinea var. undulata Petz. & G.Kirchn.
  • Quercus palustris Regel ex A.DC.
  • Quercus rubra var. coccinea (Münchh.) Aiton

Quercus coccinea, the scarlet oak, is a deciduous tree in the red oak section Lobatae of the genus Quercus, in the family Fagaceae.

It is primarily distributed in the central and eastern United States. It occurs on dry, sandy, usually acidic soil. It is often an important canopy species in oak–heath forests.[3][4] The scarlet oak is the official tree of Washington, D.C.[5]

  1. ^ Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L. (2015). "Quercus coccinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194079A2296706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194079A2296706.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Quercus coccinea Münchh.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. ^ "The Natural Communities of Virginia Classification of Ecological Community Groups (Version 2.3), Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2010". Archived from the original on January 5, 2011.
  4. ^ Schafale, M. P. and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina: third approximation. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation.
  5. ^ "DC Symbols | os".