Quercus alba (species)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > planta (vegetación) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Fagales (order) > Fagaceae (family) > Quercus (genus)
Descripción
Species of oak native to the eastern United States, reaching 45 m (50 feet) in height, having pale-gray, shallowly fissured, scaly bark, and glossy, bright green leaves that narrow toward the base and turn wine red in autumn. Specimens are known to have lived for up to 600 years. It is an important timber tree, having light brown, coarse-grained, strong wood, used for millwork and flooring.
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Otros términos
- white oak (Q. alba, species) [en]
- stave oak (species) [en]
- Quebec oak (species) [en]
- chêne blanc (Q. alba, species) [fr]
- carvalho branco americano (species) [pt]