Quercus buckleyi

Quercus buckleyi
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]
  • Quercus texana Young 1873, illegitimate homonym not Buckley 1860 nor Sarg. 1894
  • Quercus rubra var. texana Engelm.

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

  1. ↑ Nixon, K. et al. 1998. Quercus buckleyi Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Quercus buckleyi Nixon & Dorr
  3. 1 2 Tropicos search for Quercus texana
  4. ↑ Preston, Richard J.; Braham, Richard R. Quercus buckleyi. In: North American trees. Iowa State Press.
  5. ↑ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Plant Profile: Quercus buckleyi
  6. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  7. 1 2 Flora of North America: Quercus buckleyi
  8. ↑ 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.
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