Quercus velutina

Scientific Name: Quercus velutina
Common Name: black oak
Global Conservation Status: G5 - Secure

Black oak leaves have long, jagged lobes and deep sinuses, and little hairs at the tip of each lobe. At the very base of the leaf are two lobes that are almost flat across the bottom, an indicator of the species.
Photographer: Keith Kanoti, licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0.

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