Quercus velutina

Black oak
Planted tree
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. velutina
Binomial name
Quercus velutina
Generalized natural range
Synonyms[3]
List
  • Quercus discolor Aiton
  • Quercus leiodermis Ashe
  • Quercus missouriensis Ashe
  • Quercus tinctoria Bartram
  • Quercus tinctoria Michx.

Quercus velutina (Latin 'velutina', "velvety") , the black oak, is a species of oak in the red oak group (Quercus sect. Lobatae), native and widespread in eastern and central North America. It is sometimes called the eastern black oak.[4]

Quercus velutina was previously known as yellow oak due to the yellow pigment in its inner bark. It is a close relative of the California black oak (Quercus kelloggii) found in western North America.

  1. ^ Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L. (2015). "Quercus velutina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194244A2305832. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194244A2305832.en. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de (1785). Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Vol. 1. p. 721.
  3. ^ "Quercus velutina". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2016-04-27 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference brandeis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).