scarlet oak

Quercus coccinea

Summary 5

Quercus coccinea, the scarlet oak, is an oak in the red oak section Quercus sect. Lobatae. The scarlet oak can be mistaken for the pin oak, the black oak, or occasionally the red oak. On scarlet oak the sinuses between lobes are "C"-shaped in comparison to pin oak (Q. palustris), which has "U"-shaped sinuses and the acorns are half covered by a deep cap.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Steven Severinghaus, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/horsepunchkid/8107090663/
  2. (c) Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quercus_Coccinea_%27Splendens%27_-_JPG.jpg
  3. (c) Douglas Goldman, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), uploaded by Douglas Goldman
  4. (c) Bruce Kirchoff, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quercus_coccinea_(24177989216).jpg
  5. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_coccinea

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