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    Northern red oak

    Quercus rubra L., 1753

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    ViridiplantaeMagnoliopsidaFagalesFagaceae

    Northern red oak is a deciduous tree native to eastern and central North America. Its bristle-tipped leaves and acorns help distinguish it from other oaks.

    Nutrition
    Photosynthetic
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    Tree of lifeScientific lineage
    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainEukaryota
    3. KingdomViridiplantae
    4. PhylumStreptophyta
    5. ClassMagnoliopsida
    6. OrderFagales
    7. FamilyFagaceae
    8. GenusQuercus
    9. SpeciesQuercus rubra
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    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Eukaryota domain
    3. Viridiplantae kingdom
    4. Streptophyta phylum
    5. Streptophytina subphylum
    6. Embryophyta clade
    7. Tracheophyta clade
    8. Euphyllophyta clade
    9. Spermatophyta clade
    10. Magnoliopsida class
    11. Mesangiospermae clade
    12. eudicotyledons clade
    13. Gunneridae clade
    14. Pentapetalae clade
    15. rosids clade
    16. fabids clade
    17. Fagales order
    18. Fagaceae family
    19. Quercus genus
    20. Quercus rubra species
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    Physical traits

    The leaves have pointed lobes tipped with bristles. The acorns sit in shallow cups.

    Habitat and range

    Northern red oak grows on a variety of forest sites and commonly occurs in mixed hardwood stands.

    Life stages

    Its acorns develop over two growing seasons.

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