Quercus rubra

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q147525
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Summary

Quercus rubra is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,852 views/month, #1,266 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Tree of the year (Germany)[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Oak[6]
  • Taxon name: Quercus rubra[7]
  • Commons category: Quercus rubra[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Quercus rubra[9]
  • Commons gallery: Quercus rubra[10]
  • Taxon synonym: Quercus borealis[11], Quercus borealis var. flabellata[12], Quercus borealis f. flabellata[13], Quercus borealis var. maxima[14], Quercus coccinea var. ambigua[15], Quercus maxima[16], Quercus rubra var. ambigua[17], Quercus rubra var. borealis[18], Quercus rubra var. hispanica[19], Quercus rubra f. houbae[20], Quercus rubra f. juvenilis[21], Quercus rubra var. latepinnatifida[22], Quercus rubra var. latifolia[23], Quercus rubra var. maxima[24]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=30744[25]
  • Short name: Q. rubra[26]
  • Taxon common name: Northern Red Oak[27], Red oak[28], Rot-Eiche[29], Amerikanische Roteiche[30], Roteiche[31], Rød-Eg[32], Ruĝa kverko[33], Punane tamm[34], Haritz gorria[35], Chêne rouge d'Amérique[36], Carballo americano[37], Црвен даб[38], dąb czerwony[39], Carvalho-americano[40]

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Identifiers

Quercus rubra's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3512[41]. Quercus rubra's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1151317[42]. Quercus rubra's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2880539[43]. Quercus rubra's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19408[44].

Why It Matters

Quercus rubra has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did Quercus rubra receive?

Honors received include Tree of the year (Germany)[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → quercus-rubra
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  2. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 12298317-n
    Interlingual index id → i101575
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  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Quercus borealis, Quercus borealis var. flabellata, Quercus borealis f. flabellata +14
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  4. 22w ago · David Newton · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → Northern Red Oak, northern red oak, Red oak +23
    Taxon synonym → Quercus borealis, Quercus borealis var. flabellata, Quercus borealis f. flabellata +14
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon synonym: Quercus borealis var. flabellata"
  5. 22w ago · David Newton · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Oak
    Award received → Tree of the year (Germany)
    Instance of → —
    Foliage type → deciduous plant
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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