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Quercus velutina L'Hér. ex A.DC. Quercus bicolor , the swamp white oak , is a North American species of medium-sized trees in the beech family . It is a common element of America's north central and northeastern mixed forests.
Oaks include white oak (Quercus alba), northern red oak (Quercus rubra), post oak (Quercus stellata), chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), and Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii). Hickories include shagbark hickory (Carya ovata). Other trees can be sugar maple (Acer saccharum), eastern red-cedar (Juniperus virginiana), or pines. [5]
The genus Quercus contains about 500 known species, plus about 180 hybrids between them. [1] The genus, as is the case with many large genera, is divided into subgenera and sections. Traditionally, the genus Quercus was divided into the two subgenera Cyclobalanopsis, the ring-cupped oaks, and Quercus, which included
Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) and red maple are the most abundant trees in the hardwood swamp forests. American holly ( Ilex opaca ), a broadleaf evergreen tree, is common. Pin oak ( Quercus palustris ), swamp white oak ( Quercus bicolor ), willow oak ( Quercus phellos ), tulip tree ( Liriodendron tulipifera ), [ dubious – discuss ...
In phytogeography, concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species, floristic provinces are used. The Sierra Nevada are primarily within the California Floristic Province, with the Rocky Mountain Floristic Province to the north, the Great Basin Floristic Province to the east, and Sonoran Floristic Province to the south.
Common trees in this community include post oak (Quercus stellata), white oak (Quercus alba), southern red oak (Quercus falcata), black oak (Quercus velutina), and pignut hickory (Carya glabra). In more calcareous areas, common woodland trees include Shumard oak ( Quercus shumardii ), Chinquapin oak ( Quercus muhlenbergii ), and Carolina ...
Sessile oak – Quercus petraea; Spanish oak – Quercus coccinea, Quercus rubra; Spotted oak – Quercus velutina; Swamp oak – Quercus palustris, Quercus bicolor; Swamp Spanish oak – Quercus palustris; Swamp white oak – Quercus bicolor; Valley oak – Quercus lobata; White oak – Quercus alba; Yellowbark oak – Quercus velutina
Swamps and floodplains occur where standing water is present for only some parts of the year. Red maple is a common tree, and can be found with swamp tupelo, white ash, American elm, pin oak (Quercus palustris), swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor), and silver maple (Acer saccharinum). Spicebush is a common shrub.