Biology:Quercus buckleyi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Lobatae |
| Species: | Q. buckleyi
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| Quercus buckleyi Nixon & Dorr
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Quercus buckleyi, commonly known as Texas red oak, Buckley's oak, or Spanish oak[4][5] is a species of flowering plant.[6][7] It is endemic to the southern Great Plains of the United States (Oklahoma and Texas ).[8]
Buckley's oak is smaller and more likely to be multitrunked than its close relative, the Shumard oak (Q. shumardii). The two species are interfertile, and hybrids are common along a line from Dallas to San Antonio, Texas. Texas red oak usually is 30 to 50 feet (9.1 to 15.2 meters) tall at maturity, and seldom reaches a height of more than 75 feet (23 meters).[9]
Quercus buckleyi was formerly known as Q. texana, but under botanical rules of priority, that name properly refers to Nuttall's oak.[3] This has led to much confusion.[9][10]
It is a highly regarded ornamental and shade tree. In autumn, the leaves turn vivid red and orange.
References
- ↑ Kenny, L.; Wenzell , K. (2015). "Quercus buckleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T34030A2841110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T34030A2841110.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34030/2841110. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ "Quercus buckleyi Nixon & Dorr". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-171890.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tropicos search for Quercus texana
- ↑ "Texas Oak". Texas A&M Forest Service. http://texastreeid.tamu.edu/content/TreeDetails/?id=90.
- ↑ Elmer, Nicole L. "Trees of BFL: Spanish Oak". University of Texas at Austin. https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/news/entry/trees-of-bfl-spanish-oak.
- ↑ Preston, Richard J.; Braham, Richard R. Quercus buckleyi. In: North American trees. Iowa State Press.
- ↑ "Quercus buckleyi". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=QUBU2.
- ↑ "Quercus buckleyi", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Quercus%20buckleyi.png
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nixon, Kevin C. (1997), "Quercus buckleyi", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 3, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233501014
- ↑ 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
- Horticulture, 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)
Wikidata ☰ Q3017139 entry
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