Common name
English: Northern Red Oak
German: Amerikanische Roteiche
Portuguese: Carvalho-americano
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2616)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2519)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2128)
Order: Fagales (32)
Family: Fagaceae (23)(family description)
Genus: Quercus (16)
Epithet: rubra L. (3)
Synonyms: Erythrobalanus rubra (L.) O.Schwarz, Quercus acerifolia Petz. & G.Kirchn.
acerifolia => maple-leaved
rubra => red in a general sense
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: green, yellow
External links
Check for Quercus rubra at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [845] Quercus rubra - Plants For A Future database
- [1184] Quercus - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database