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Notholithocarpus densiflorus
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Notholithocarpus densiflorus, commonly known as the tanoak or tanbark-oak, is a broadleaf tree in the family Fagaceae, and the type species of the genus Notholithocarpus. It is a hardwood tree that is native to the far western United States, particularly Oregon and California. It ranges from in height, with a trunk diameter of . There are a number of radical and incompatible perceptions of tanoak; it has been seen by some as a cash crop and by others as a treasured food plant, while yet others have considered it a "trash tree."
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFagales
- FamilyFagaceae
Blätter von Notholithocarpus densiflorus Notholithocarpus densiflorus kurz nach der Keimung Notholithocarpus densiflorus (Syn.: Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehder, Pasania densiflora (Hook. & Arn.) Oerst., Quercus densiflora Hook. & Arn.) ist eine Laubbaumart in der Unterfamilie Quercoideae innerhalb der Familie der Buchengewächse (Fagaceae). Diese Art wird im Englischen tanoak genannt. Es ist die einzige Art der damit monotypischen Gattung Notholithocarpus. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Beschreibung 2 Verbreitung und Standort 3 Systematik 4 Ökologie 5 Nutzung 6 Literatur 7 Weblinks 8 Einzelnachweise Beschreibung Notholithocarpus densiflorus ist ein immergrüner Baum, der Wuchshöhen bis 10 Meter, an einigen bevorzugten Naturstandorten jedoch auch bis 45 Meter erreicht[1] und eine breit ausladende Krone ausbildet. Der Baum ist langsamwüchsig und kann 300 bis 350 Jahre alt werden. Die Rinde älterer Bäume ist tief zerfurcht bis zerklüftet. Das Wurzelsystem besteht aus einer tiefen Pfahlwurzel und intensiven, weitreichenden Seitenwurzeln. Die Wurzeln fixieren Stickstoff aus der Luft mit Hilfe von Bakterien. Sämlinge wachsen in den ersten Jahren scheinbar sehr langsam – si
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 428
- With media
- 302
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Collections
- CMN, DAV, CHSC
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- broad-leaved tree
- Image
- Lithocarpus densiflorus leaves1.jpg
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- Notholithocarpus densiflorus
- endemic to
- United States
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- indigenous to
- California
- different from
- Quercus
- taxon range
- California
- short name
- N. densiflorus
- taxon common name
- tan-oak
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Description
- ''Notholithocarpus densiflorus'' var. ''echinoides''
- Similar species
- Taxonomy
- Distribution
- Ecology
- Pests and diseases
- Conservation
- Uses
- Culinary
- Tanning
- Timber
- Other
- In culture
- References
- External links
Notholithocarpus densiflorus, commonly known as the tanoak or tanbark-oak, is a broadleaf tree in the family Fagaceae, and the type species of the genus Notholithocarpus. It is a hardwood tree that is native to the far western United States, particularly Oregon and California. It ranges from in height, with a trunk diameter of . There are a number of radical and incompatible perceptions of tanoak; it has been seen by some as a cash crop and by others as a treasured food plant, while yet others have considered it a "trash tree."
==Description== It can reach tall in the California Coast Ranges, though is more usual, and can have a trunk diameter of . The bark is fissured, and ranges from gray to brown. The tree's average age appears to be 180 years, although some estimates reach as high as 300 to 400 years old.
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