Quercus acerifolia

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	FAGALES	FAGACEAE

Scientific Name:

Quercus acerifolia

Species Authority:

(E.J.Palmer) Stoynoff & Hess

Common Name/s:

English

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Maple-leaved Oak

Taxonomic Notes:

Data accumulated by Stoynoff and Hess support the contention that the taxon is a species and not a subspecies of Q. shumardii.

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1+2c, C2b ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Hess, W.J.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

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Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	Three localities of this species are known, two of them having been discovered recently in central-west Arkansas.
Countries:	Native: United States (Arkansas)
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Population:	The subpopulations are small, each numbering less than 500, but stable.

Population:

The subpopulations are small, each numbering less than 500, but stable.

Habitat and Ecology:	Open glades and shrubland.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Conservation Actions:	Contained within a national forest.

Conservation Actions:

Contained within a national forest.

Citation:	Hess, W.J. 1998. Quercus acerifolia. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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