Wildlife, Animals, and Plants
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Introductory
SPECIES: Quercus macrocarpa | Bur Oak
ABBREVIATION :
QUEMAC
SYNONYMS :
Quercus mandanensis
SCS PLANT CODE :
QUMA2
COMMON NAMES :
bur oak
blue oak
mossycup oak
mossy-overcup oak
scrub oak
TAXONOMY :
The fully documented scientific species name is Quercus macrocarpa
Michx. Widely recognized varieties are [14]:
Q. m. var. depressa (Nutt.) Engelm.
Q. m. var. olivaeformis (Michx. f.) A. Gray
Q. m. var. macrocarpa
Bur oak is a member of the white oaks (Lepidobalanus) [20].. This
subgenus is noted for widespread hybridization and many intermediate
forms. Bur oak hybridizes with numerous species including northern
pin oak (Q. ellipsoidalis), white oak (Q. alba), swamp white oak (Q.
bicolor), overcup oak (Q. lyrata), swamp chestnut oak (Q. michauxii),
chinkapin oak (Q. muehlenbergii), post oak (Q. stellata), live oak (Q.
virginiana), and Gambel oak (Q. gambelii) [19,20,35].
LIFE FORM :
Tree
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS :
No special status
OTHER STATUS :
NO-ENTRY
COMPILED BY AND DATE :
D. Tirmenstein, January 1988
LAST REVISED BY AND DATE :
NO-ENTRY
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION :
Tirmenstein, D. 1988. Quercus macrocarpa. In: Remainder of Citation
Related categories for Species: Quercus macrocarpa
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