Quercus nigra Linnaeus

Locations ofQuercus nigra Linnaeus in Virginia

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Family
Fagaceae
Botanical Name
Quercus nigra Linnaeus
Common Name
Water Oak
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Quercus nigra L.
Comments
Habitat
Maritime forests and dune woodlands, dry sandhill woodlands, sandy mesic upland forests, alluvial swamps, floodplain forests, wet flatwoods, depression ponds; also in successional pine-hardwood stands and disturbed habitats. Common in the Coastal Plain north to Accomack and Caroline counties; rare in the outer Piedmont south of the James River.
Native Status
Native

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