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Quercus velutina

Lam.

Black Oak

G5Secure Found in 35 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133488
Element CodePDFAG05290
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFagales
FamilyFagaceae
GenusQuercus
Other Common Names
black oak (EN) Chêne des teinturiers (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-28
Change Date1984-08-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New JerseyS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IndianaS5Yes
DelawareS5Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
FloridaS3Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
KansasS4Yes
MichiganSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
IllinoisS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (35)
Arkansas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Georgia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Indian Grave GapChattahoochee National Forest1,020
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Louisiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Saline Bayou W & S River CorridorKisatchie National Forest5,355
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
North Carolina (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Boteler PeakNantahala National Forest4,205
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Pond Pine BCroatan National Forest2,961
Sheep Ridge AdditionCroatan National Forest5,808
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Virginia (15)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Dolly AnnGeorge Washington National Forest7,855
Elliott KnobGeorge Washington National Forest9,380
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
Three RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest4,745
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.