Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

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Quercus coccinea, the scarlet oak, is an oak in the red oak section Quercus sect. Lobatae. The scarlet oak can be mistaken for the pin oak, the black oak, or occasionally the red oak. On scarlet oak the sinuses between lobes are "C"-shaped in comparison to pin oak (Q. palustris), which has "U"-shaped sinuses and the acorns are half covered by a deep cap.

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Bri Weldon, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/41184028@N04/5169681679
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_coccinea

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