PLANTS Profile for Quercus rubra var. ambigua (northern red oak)

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PLANTS Profile

Quercus rubra L. var. ambigua (A. Gray) Fernald
northern red oak

Symbol:

QURUA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fagaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Quercus rubra L. var. ambigua (A. Gray) Fernald

Quercus borealis

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Sacramento, Goethe Arboretum. June 3, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Quercus rubra L. var. ambigua (A. Gray) Fernald

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Synonyms:
Quercus rubra L. var. ambigua (A. Gray) Fernald

	QUBO	Quercus borealis Michx. f.
	QURUB	Quercus rubra L. var. borealis (Michx. f.) Farw.

Distribution:
Quercus rubra L. var. ambigua (A. Gray) Fernald


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USA (AR, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Quercus rubra L. var. ambigua (A. Gray) Fernald

View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 206 species in Quercus, 2 varieties in Quercus rubra L.

Classification:
Quercus rubra L. var. ambigua (A. Gray) Fernald

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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 rubra L. – northern red oak
Variety	Quercus rubra L. var. ambigua (A. Gray) Fernald – northern red oak

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Quercus rubra L. var. ambigua (A. Gray) Fernald

Quercus rubra:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU-,FACU+

FACU-

FACU

FACU+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Quercus rubra L. var. ambigua (A. Gray) Fernald

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 195133.

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

Related Web Sites:
Quercus rubra L. var. ambigua (A. Gray) Fernald

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

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