Quercus rubra

Quercus rubra
Northern red oak in autumn
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Subgenus:	Quercus subg. Quercus
Section:	Quercus sect. Lobatae
Species:	Q. rubra
Binomial name
Quercus rubra L.
Synonyms
Erythrobalanus rubra (L.) O.Schwarz Quercus ambigua F.Michx. Quercus angulizana Raf. Quercus borealis F.Michx. Quercus cuneata Dippel Quercus maxima (Marshall) Ashe Quercus sada Mast.

Quercus rubra, the northern red oak, is an oak tree in the red oak group (Quercus section Lobatae). It is a native of North America, in the eastern and central United States and southeast and south-central Canada. It has been introduced to small areas in Western Europe, where it can frequently be seen cultivated in gardens and parks. It prefers good soil that is slightly acidic. Often simply called red oak, northern red oak is so named to distinguish it from southern red oak (Q. falcata), also known as the Spanish oak. Northern red oak is sometimes called champion oak.^{[citation needed]}