Quercus nigra

Water oak
Leaves and acorns
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. nigra
Binomial name
Quercus nigra
Natural range
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Quercus agnostifolia K.Koch
  • Quercus aquatica (Lam.) Walter
  • Quercus bumelifolia Riddell
  • Quercus dentata Bartram
  • Quercus genabii K.Koch
  • Quercus marylandica Du Roi
  • Quercus microcarya Small
  • Quercus nana Willd.
  • Quercus noviorleani Petz. & G.Kirchn.
  • Quercus quinqueloba Engelm.
  • Quercus uliginosa Wangenh.

Quercus nigra, the water oak, is an oak in the red oak group (Quercus sect. Lobatae), native to the eastern and south-central United States, found in all the coastal states from New Jersey to Texas, and inland as far as Oklahoma, Kentucky, and southern Missouri.[3] It occurs in lowlands and up to 450 meters (1,480 feet) in elevation.

Other names include spotted oak, duck oak, punk oak, orange oak, and possum oak.

  1. ^ Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L. (2015). "Quercus nigra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194205A2303997. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194205A2303997.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Quercus nigra L.". 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online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. ^ "Quercus nigra". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.