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Quercus robur

English Oak

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147862

Element CodePDFAG051V0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFagales

FamilyFagaceae

GenusQuercus

Other Common Names

Chêne pédonculé (FR) English oak (EN)

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.

Taxonomic Comments

Quercus robur is a an introduced oak species to North America and is widely planted. There are a few instances where this species has spread outside of cultivation including British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Soctia and Prince Edward Islands (Flora North America vol. 3).

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Glacier Peak B	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	19,328
Heather Lake	Wenatchee National Forest	10,628

References (2)

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.
Rehder, A. 1927. Manual of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs Hardy in North America: Exclusive of the Subtropical and Warmer Temperate Regions. MacMillan Company, New York, New York. 930 p.