Quercus velutina

Black Oak · Fagaceae

Summary of the structured data documented in ClimaFlora for this taxon.

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Fagaceae

Life form

Tree

Documented native regions

North America

Environmental usesMaterialsMedicinal useDocumented toxicity

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	-2.63 – 23.51	-0.11 – 22.61
Temperature of the warmest month	20.35 – 34.89	21.13 – 34.59
Temperature of the coldest month	-26.37 – 13.49	-24.03 – 13.01
Annual precipitation	456.14 – 1915.64	557.48 – 1788.38
Precipitation seasonality	6.8 – 65.04	7.22 – 64.32

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	6.74 – 23.02	8.2 – 17.8
Clay	%	14.14 – 28.06	18.7 – 23.5
Coarse fragments	%	0.54 – 12.9	3.5 – 8.9
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.81 – 4.06	1.09 – 3.12
pH	—	4.5 – 6.5	4.9 – 5.2
Sand	%	33.98 – 62.86	42 – 52.3
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	12.14 – 68.58	15.3 – 48.3

These soil preferences should be compared with the site profile and the confidence of the local data.