Biology:Quercus × bebbiana
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Quercus
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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. Quercus |
| Species: | Q. × bebbiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus × bebbiana C.K.Schneid.[1]
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Quercus × bebbiana (or Quercus bebbiana), known as Bebb's oak, is a naturally occurring hybrid of white oak (Quercus alba) and burr oak (Quercus macrocarpa). It occurs where their ranges overlap in the eastern United States and eastern Canada.[2] It was named for Michael Schuck Bebb (1833–1895), an Illinois botanist who specialized in willows (Salix).[3] Its parents are both placed in Quercus sect. Quercus.[4]
A tree reaching 15 m, and available from specialty nurseries, its acorns are sweet enough to be palatable to humans.[5]
References
- ↑ Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 201 (1904)
- ↑ "Quercus × bebbiana C.K.Schneid.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:292738-2.
- ↑ Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.
- ↑ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min; Hipp, Andrew L. (2017-11-02) (xls), Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks, https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_2_1_________An_updated_infrageneric_classification_of_the_oaks/5547622/1, retrieved 2023-02-17
- ↑ "Quercus x bebbiana - C.Schneid.". Plants For A Future. https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Quercus+x+bebbiana. "… sweet and can be eaten out of hand"
Wikidata ☰ Q15336515 entry
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