Introductory
SPECIES: Quercus nigra | Water Oak 



ABBREVIATION : 
QUENIG

SYNONYMS : 
   Quercus aquatica Walt.
   Quercus microcarpa Small
   Quercus nigra var. heterophylla (Ait.) Ashe


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   QUNI


COMMON NAMES : 
   water oak
   possum oak
   spotted oak
   striped oak
   pin oak
   duck oak
   punk oak
   orange oak


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of water oak is Quercus nigra L.
[25,50].  It has been placed within the subgenus Erythrobalanus or black
oak group.  There are no recognized varieties, subspecies, or forms.

Water oak hybridizes with the following species [25,50]:

   x Q. falcata (southern red oak) = Q. X garlandensis Palmer
   x Q. incana (bluejack oak) = Q. X caduca Trel.
   x Q. laevis (turkey oak) = Q. X walteriana Ashe
   x Q. marilandica (blackjack oak) = Q. X sterilis Trel.
   x Q. phellos (willow oak) = Q. X capesii W. Wolf
   x Q. shumardii (Shumard oak) = Q. X neopalmeri Sudw.
   x Q. velutina (black oak) = Q. X demarei Ashe
 


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Jennifer H. Carey, September 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Carey, Jennifer H. 1992. Quercus nigra. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Quercus nigra | Water Oak