Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fagales > Family Fagaceae > Genus Quercus

Quercus rubra L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Quercus*	L.	accepted genus name
*Balanaulax*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Cerris*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Cyclobalanopsis*	Oerst.	heterotypic synonym
*Dryopsila*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Eriodrys*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Erythrobalanus*	(Oerst.) O. Schwarz	heterotypic synonym
*Ilex*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Macrobalanus*	(Oerst.) O. Schwarz	heterotypic synonym
*Perytis*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Scolodrys*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Erythrobalanus rubra*	(L.) O. Schwarz	homotypic synonym
*Quercus acerifolia*	Petz. & G. Kirchn.	heterotypic synonym; nom. inval.
*Quercus ambigua*	F. Michx.	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Quercus angulizana*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus borealis*	F. Michx.	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus borealis f. flabellata*	(Croizat) Rehder	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus borealis var. flabellata*	Croizat	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus borealis var. maxima*	(Marshall) Sarg.	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus coccinea var. ambigua*	A. Gray	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus cuneata*	Dippel	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Quercus maxima*	(Marshall) Ashe	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus rubra f. houbae*	Trel.	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus rubra f. juvenilis*	Trel.	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus rubra f. obovata*	Trel.	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus rubra var. ambigua*	Fernald	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus rubra var. borealis*	(F. Michx.) Farw.	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus rubra var. hispanica*	Castigl.	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus rubra var. latepinnatifida*	Kuntze	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus rubra var. latifolia*	Aiton	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus rubra var. maxima*	Marshall	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus rubra var. pendula*	de Vos	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus rubra var. ramosissima*	Marshall	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus rubra var. subserrata*	Lam.	heterotypic synonym
*Quercus sada*	Mast.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Asturian: roble sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Basque: haritz amerikar; haritz amerikarra sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: roure americà sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Finnish: punatammi sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Portuguese: carvalho-vermelho sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: roble americano sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: rödek

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 996. 1753

Genbank

Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Quercus rubra L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/a5c291a1-9273-4e19-8c1a-7fcc9496ebcb

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Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.