Quercus ellipsoidalis

Northern pin oak
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. ellipsoidalis
Binomial name
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Natural range (in the US)

Quercus ellipsoidalis, the northern pin oak or Hill's oak, is a North American species of oak tree native to the north-central United States and south-central Canada, primarily in the Great Lakes region and the Upper Mississippi Valley.[2] It most commonly occurs on dry, sandy soils.[3]

  1. ^ Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L.; Jerome, D. (2017). "Quercus ellipsoidalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T33896A111335227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T33896A111335227.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Quercus ellipsoidalis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  3. ^ Michigan Flora Online. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. 26 August 2020.