Introductory
SPECIES: Quercus palustris | Pin Oak 



ABBREVIATION : 
QUEPAL

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   QUPA2


COMMON NAMES : 
   pin oak
   swamp oak
   water oak
   swamp Spanish oak
   Spanish oak


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of pin oak is Quercus palustris
Muenchh. [16].  It has been placed within the subgenus Erythrobalanus, or
red (black) oak group [22].  There are no recognized varieties,
subspecies, or forms.  Pin oak hybridizes with the following species
[16,19]:

  x Q. coccinea (scarlet oak)
  x Q. imbricaria (shingle oak):  Q. Xexacta Trel.
  x Q. phellos (willow oak):  Q. Xschochiana Dieck
  x Q. rubra (northern red oak):  Q. Xcolumnaris Laughlin
  x Q. shumardii (Shumard oak):  Q. Xmutabilis Palmer & Steyerm.
  x Q. velutina (black oak):  Q. Xvaga Palmer & Steyerm.


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


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


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


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

Related categories for Species: Quercus palustris | Pin Oak