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Quercus velutina Lam.

Fagaceae

MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Texas to Florida)

MC ME

hel [mes] xer

dr (astringent) dr(ob) (Native Americans used it as antiseptic, as emetic, as tonic, for chapped skin, chills, chronic disentery, fever, hoarseness, indigestion, lung trouble, milky urine, mouth sores, sore eyes) fr ma (tanbark, yellow dye called quercitron) pl (ornamental) sa ti tx (fruits is toxic for animals)

Quercus coccinea var. nigrescens A.DC. Quercus coccinea var. tinctoria (W.Bartram ex Michx.) A.DC. Quercus discolor Aiton Quercus leiodermis Ashe Quercus magnifica Dippel Quercus missouriensis Ashe Quercus nigra Du Roi non L. Quercus rubra var. tinctoria (W.Bartram) Kuntze Quercus tinctoria W.Bartram Quercus tinctoria var. angulosa Michx. Quercus tinctoria var. macrophylla Dippel Quercus tinctoria var. nobilis Dippel Quercus tinctoria var. pseudoxalapensis Ettingsh. & Krasan Quercus tinctoria var. sinuosa Michx. Quercus tinctoria f. magnifica Dippel Quercus valentina Lam. ex Steud. Quercus velutina var. macrophylla (Dippel) Trel. Quercus velutina var. missouriensis (Ashe) Sarg. Quercus velutina f. angulosa (Michx.) Trel. Quercus velutina f. dilaniata Trel. Quercus velutina f. magnifica (Dippel) Trel. Quercus velutina f. missouriensis (Ashe) Trel. Quercus velutina f. nobilis (Dippel) Trel. Quercus velutina f. obovata Trel. Quercus velutina f. sinuosa (Michx.) Trel.

black oak; Dyer's oak; quercitron (Canada); quercitron black oak, quercitron oak, smooth-bark oak, yellow bark oak, yellow oak p.p., yellow-bark oak; yellow-barked oak (Canada)

chêne des teinturiers; chêne noir p.p. (Canada); chêne quercitron, chêne velouté; quercitron (Canada)

Amerikanische Färbereiche, Färbereiche (german); quercia dei tintori (italian)

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Latin name	Quercus velutina Lam.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel [mes] xer
Use	dr (astringent) dr(ob) (Native Americans used it as antiseptic, as emetic, as tonic, for chapped skin, chills, chronic disentery, fever, hoarseness, indigestion, lung trouble, milky urine, mouth sores, sore eyes) fr ma (tanbark, yellow dye called quercitron) pl (ornamental) sa ti tx (fruits is toxic for animals)
Synonym	Quercus coccinea var. nigrescens A.DC. Quercus coccinea var. tinctoria (W.Bartram ex Michx.) A.DC. Quercus discolor Aiton Quercus leiodermis Ashe Quercus magnifica Dippel Quercus missouriensis Ashe Quercus nigra Du Roi non L. Quercus rubra var. tinctoria (W.Bartram) Kuntze Quercus tinctoria W.Bartram Quercus tinctoria var. angulosa Michx. Quercus tinctoria var. macrophylla Dippel Quercus tinctoria var. nobilis Dippel Quercus tinctoria var. pseudoxalapensis Ettingsh. & Krasan Quercus tinctoria var. sinuosa Michx. Quercus tinctoria f. magnifica Dippel Quercus valentina Lam. ex Steud. Quercus velutina var. macrophylla (Dippel) Trel. Quercus velutina var. missouriensis (Ashe) Sarg. Quercus velutina f. angulosa (Michx.) Trel. Quercus velutina f. dilaniata Trel. Quercus velutina f. magnifica (Dippel) Trel. Quercus velutina f. missouriensis (Ashe) Trel. Quercus velutina f. nobilis (Dippel) Trel. Quercus velutina f. obovata Trel. Quercus velutina f. sinuosa (Michx.) Trel.
English name	black oak; Dyer's oak; quercitron (Canada); quercitron black oak, quercitron oak, smooth-bark oak, yellow bark oak, yellow oak p.p., yellow-bark oak; yellow-barked oak (Canada)
French name	chêne des teinturiers; chêne noir p.p. (Canada); chêne quercitron, chêne velouté; quercitron (Canada)
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Other name	Amerikanische Färbereiche, Färbereiche (german); quercia dei tintori (italian)
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