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Quercus nigra
water oak
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

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:		LA: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 13 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Cypress National Preserve	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	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:	6/26/2008

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 10:59:46 AM

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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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