Quercus buckleyi
| Quercus buckleyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. buckleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus buckleyi Nixon & Dorr 1985 | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Quercus buckleyi, commonly known as Texas red oak or Buckley's oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech family.[4][5] It is endemic to the southern Great Plains of the United States (Oklahoma and Texas).[6]
Quercus buckleyi is smaller and more likely to be multi-trunked than its close relative, the Shumard oak. The two species are interfertile, and hybrids are common along a line from Dallas to San 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). [7]
Quercus buckleyi was formerly known as Quercus texana but under botanical rules of priority, that name properly refers to Nuttall's oak.[3] This has led to much confusion.[7][8]
Quercus buckleyi is a highly regarded ornamental and shade tree. In autumn the leaves turn vivid red and orange.
References
- ↑ Nixon, K. et al. 1998. Quercus buckleyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- ↑ The Plant List, Quercus buckleyi Nixon & Dorr
- 1 2 Tropicos search for Quercus texana
- ↑ Preston, Richard J.; Braham, Richard R. Quercus buckleyi. In: North American trees. Iowa State Press.
- ↑ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Plant Profile: Quercus buckleyi
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- 1 2 Flora of North America: Quercus buckleyi
- ↑ Dorr, L. J. & K. C. Nixon. 1985. Typification of the oak (Quercus) taxa described by S.B. Buckley (1809-84). Taxon 34(2): 211–228.
External links
- Ho0rticulture, Texas A&M University, Texas Red Oak
- Texas Red Oak at the Oklahoma Biological Survey
- Texas Red Oak images at Central Texas Plants (University of Texas)
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