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Quercus nigra L.
Water Oak
Florida native
A common oak of moist hammocks in most of Florida. The range extends throughout the southeast, west into Texas and Oklahoma, north into Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia and northeast into New Jersey.
Quercus nigra is one of the red oaks.
Quercus nigra is a member of the Fagaceae - Beech family.
Other species of the Quercus genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Quercus chapmanii - CHAPMAN'S OAK
Quercus geminata - SAND LIVE OAK
Quercus inopina - SCRUB OAK
Quercus laevis - TURKEY OAK
Quercus laurifolia - LAUREL OAK
Quercus michauxii - BASKET OAK
Quercus minima - DWARF LIVE OAK
Quercus myrtifolia - MYRTLE OAK
Quercus virginiana - LIVE OAK
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Feb 14, 2025
