Fagaceae
Quercus

Quercus stellata Wangenh.

First published in Beytr. Teut. Forstwiss.: 78 (1787)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. U.S.A. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (1998). World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales: 1-408. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drummond [561] United States K000832354 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, T. [315] United States K003813616 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003813645 Yes
House, H.D. [491] K003813644 Yes
Rehder, A. [s.n.] United States K003813628 Yes
Schweinitz, L.D. [s.n.] K003813619 Yes
Engelmann, G. [s.n.] United States K003813621 Yes
Drummond [342] United States K003813647 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003813639 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K003813629 Yes
Goldman, D. [2508] United States K003813632 Yes
Drummond [342] United States K003813648 Yes
Drummond [342] United States K003813646 Yes
Palmer, E. [1281] United States K003813627 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [15141] United States K003813626 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [65] United States K003813633 Yes
Parks, H.B. [s.n.] United States K003813650 Yes
Parks, H.B. [s.n.] United States K003813651 Yes
Drummond [561] United States K000832355 Unknown Type Material Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K003813625 Yes
[WD] [s.n.] United States K003813622 Yes
Richard [335] United States K003813642 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [72] United States K003813634 Yes
Rugel, F.I.X. [s.n.] United States K000832282 Unknown Type Material Yes
Goldman, D. [2509] United States K003813631 Yes
s.coll. [2498] United States K003813635 Yes
House, H.D. [491] K003813643 Yes
[Mississipi] [s.n.] United States K003813637 Yes
French, G.H. [2589] United States K003813623 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [9723] United States K003813630 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K003813617 Yes
Parks, H.B. [s.n.] United States K003813649 Yes
Bromfield [s.n.] K003813640 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8589] United States K003813615 Yes
s.coll. [2499] United States K003813636 Yes
Berlander [416] Mexico K003813641 Yes
Peter [s.n.] United States K003813618 Yes
Wray [118] United States K003813620 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] K003813624 Yes
Howick (Lord); Warner, R. [WH103] United States K003813614 Yes
Quercus obtusiloba K000227827 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images