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Quercus nigra
water oak
Big Cypress National Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Quercus nigra L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fagales, Family Fagaceae, Genus Quercus, Species Quercus nigra


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		FL: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Thicket National Preserve	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Catoctin Mountain Park	Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	George Washington Carver National Monument
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Oxon Run National Parkway
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	3/27/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 8:33:51 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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