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Quercus macrocarpa
bur oak
Indiana Dunes National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Quercus macrocarpa Michx.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		IN: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big Thicket National Preserve	Buffalo National River
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Devils Tower National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natchez Trace Parkway
Niobrara National Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pipestone National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Voyageurs National Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	7/22/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 3/28/2026 11:52:51 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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