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Quercus bicolor

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Quercus bicolor, the swamp white oak, is a North American species of medium-sized tree in the beech family. It is a common component of the north central and northeastern mixed forests of the United States, tolerates a variety of habitats, and forms hybrids with the bur oak where the two grow together in the wild. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Quercus bicolor 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Fagaceae, Taxa
Source Quercus bicolor (Wikidata)

In Biome

Freshwater Swamp Forest, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Quercus bicolor
Riparian Zone, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Quercus bicolor
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Canada

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Quercus bicolor (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Quercus bicolor, the swamp white oak, is a North American species of medium-sized trees in the beech family.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. Plants For A Future: Quercus bicolor
Plants For A Future
  • Habitats
    Bottomlands, stream margins and swamps ... Tolerant of poorly drained sites, it is frequently found in heavy mucky soils
  • Medicinal Uses
    Any galls produced on the tree are strongly astringent and can be used in the treatment of haemorrhages, chronic diarrhoea, dysentery etc[4].
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3. Quercus bicolor (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q142792 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Fagaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Quercus bicolor
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Fagales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12383
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12383
"cites_listing":"III/NC","eu_listing":"C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Fagales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Quercus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12819
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12819
"cites_listing":"III/NC","eu_listing":"C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Fagales","family":"Fagaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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