Quercus buckleyi
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Quercus buckleyi, commonly known as Texas Red Oak or Buckley's oak, is a species of flowering plant
in the Fagaceae
family. It is endemic to the southern Great Plains
of the United States
. It 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). Its previous scientific name was Quercus texana which is now the scientific name for Nuttall's Oak
and thus has led to much confusion when referencing this Oak.
It is a highly regarded ornamental and shade tree. In autumn the leaves turn vivid red and orange.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Fagaceae
Fagaceae
The family Fagaceae, or beech family, comprises about 900 species of both evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs, which are characterized by alternate simple leaves with pinnate venation, unisexual flowers in the form of catkins, and fruit in the form of cup-like nuts. Fagaceous leaves are often...
family. It is endemic to the southern Great Plains
Great Plains
The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...
of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is smaller and more likely to be multi-trunked than its close relative, the Shumard Oak
Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii, the Shumard Oak, Spotted Oak, Schneck Oak, Shumard Red Oak, or Swamp Red Oak, is one of the largest of the oak species in the red oak group...
. 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). Its previous scientific name was Quercus texana which is now the scientific name for Nuttall's Oak
Nuttall's Oak
Quercus texana, commonly known as Nuttall's Oak , is a fast growing large deciduous Oak tree native to North America from the lower Mississippi river valley from SE Missouri to Southern Louisiana and SE Texas and East through Mississippi to Central Alabama...
and thus has led to much confusion when referencing this Oak.
It is a highly regarded ornamental and shade tree. In autumn the leaves turn vivid red and orange.