Quercus texana

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFagaceae
Family (Traditional)Fagaceae
GenusQuercus
Species:Quercus texana Buckley
Common NameTexas red oak
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Too short to tell; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Acorn; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Inflorescence Types: spike; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S3S4] KY[S2S3] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

  • State Boundaries
  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Quercus nuttallii Quercus nuttallii Palmer
Quercus nuttallii var. cachensis Quercus nuttallii var. cachensis E.J.Palmer
Quercus nuttallii var. texana Quercus nuttallii var. texana (Buckley)
Quercus rubra var. texana Quercus rubra var. texana
Quercus shumardii var. microcarpa Quercus shumardii var. microcarpa (Torr.) Shinners
Quercus shumardii var. texana Quercus shumardii var. texana (Buckley) Ashe

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Calloway (KY), Trimble (KY), Carroll (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Haywood (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Obion (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, MTSU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2004 - 2004

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100471224 Calloway Kentucky Timothy J. Weckman
 EKY
Quercus texana
31234100471208 Ballard Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
 EKY
Quercus texana
31234100471216 Calloway Kentucky Timothy J. Weckman, Judith E. Rozeman
 EKY
Quercus texana
31234100720083 Trimble Kentucky T. J. Weckman
 EKY
Quercus texana
TENN-V-0081463 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Quercus nuttallii
TENN-V-0081454 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Quercus texana
TENN-V-0081458 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Quercus texana
TENN-V-0081456 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Quercus texana
TENN-V-0081462 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Quercus texana
TENN-V-0081461 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Quercus texana
TENN-V-0081459 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Quercus texana
TENN-V-0081464 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Quercus nuttallii
TENN-V-0081455 Gibson Tennessee
TENN
Quercus texana
TENN-V-0081460 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Quercus texana
TENN-V-0081457 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Quercus texana
APSC0013177 Carroll Tennessee
APSC
Quercus texana
APSC0013175 Lake Tennessee
APSC
Quercus texana
APSC0050542 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Quercus texana
MTSU010537 Obion Tennessee 26 Sep 2004 Brad Michael Glorioso
 MTSU
Quercus texana
MTSU010536 Obion Tennessee
MTSU
Quercus texana
MTSU010538 Franklin Tennessee June 20 V. Francis
 MTSU
Quercus texana
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Quercus texana - Milo Pyne
Quercus texana - Milo Pyne