- Texas Red Oak
Taxobox
name = Texas Red Oak
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Fagales
familia =Fagaceae
genus = "Quercus"
species = "Q. buckleyi"
binomial = "Quercus buckleyi"
binomial_authority = Nixon & DorrTexas Red Oak ("Quercus buckleyi" Nixon & Dorr) is a
deciduous tree which is native to the southernGreat Plains of theUnited States . It is smaller and more likely to be multi-trunked than its close relative, theShumard Oak . The two species are interfertile, and hybrids are common along a line fromDallas toSan Antonio . Texas Red Oak usually is 30 to 50 feet (9 to 15 meters) tall at maturity, and seldom reaches a height of more than 75 feet (23 meters). Its previous scientific name was "Quercus texana" which is now the scientific name forNuttall's Oak and thus has led to much confusion when referencing this Oak.It is a highly regarded ornamental and shade tree. In autumn the leaves turn vivid red and orange.
References
* [http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/natives/quercustexana.htm Texas Red Oak]
* [http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/qubu2.htm Texas Red Oak at the Oklahoma Biological Survey]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233501014 Texas Red Oak in Flora of North America]
* [http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio406d/images/pics/fag/quercus_buckleyi.htm Texas Red Oak images at Central Texas Plants (University of Texas)]
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