Difference between revisions of "Quercus nigra"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Revision as of 13:43, 2 May 2016
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. nigra |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus nigra L. | |
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| Natural range of Quercus nigra from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: water oak
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Quercus nigra var. heterophylla (Aiton) W.W. Ashe; Q. aquatica Walter
Description
A description of Quercus nigra is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Seed dispersal
According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by gravity. [1]
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Quercus nigra at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Apidae: Apis mellifera
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
- ↑ Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015.
