PLANTS Profile for Quercus coccinea (scarlet oak)

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PLANTS Profile

Quercus coccinea Münchh.
scarlet oak

Symbol:

QUCO2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fagaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 13, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Quercus coccinea Münchh.

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Distribution:
Quercus coccinea Münchh.


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Related Taxa:
Quercus coccinea Münchh.

View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 206 species in Quercus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Quercus coccinea Münchh. var. coccinea. .

Quercus coccinea var. coccinea
scarlet oak

Distribution of Quercus coccinea Münchh. var. tuberculata Sarg.. .

Quercus coccinea var. tuberculata
scarlet oak

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Quercus coccinea Münchh.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Fagales
Family	Fagaceae – Beech family
Genus	Quercus L. – oak
Species	Quercus coccinea Münchh. – scarlet oak

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Quercus coccinea Münchh.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
scarlet oak		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Quercus coccinea Münchh.

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View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19288.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

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Quercus coccinea Münchh.

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