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Quercus velutina (Latin 'velutina', "velvety") , the black oak, is a species of oak in the red oak group (Quercus sect. Lobatae), native and widespread in eastern and central North America. It is sometimes called the eastern black oak. [4] Quercus velutina was previously known as yellow oak due to the yellow pigment in its inner bark.
The current oak–hickory forest includes the former range of the oak–chestnut forest region, which encompassed the northeast portion of the current oak–hickory range. When the American chestnut population succumbed to invasive fungal blight in the early 20th century, those forests shifted to an oak and hickory dominated ecosystem.
Trigonobalanus excelsa, commonly called the Colombian black oak, [2] is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae. It is a tree endemic to Colombia . The genus Trigonobalanus is related to the true oaks ( Quercus ) and includes three known species, T. excelsa and two species native to Southeast Asia.
Quercus texana Buckley – Nuttall's oak – south central North America (Lower Mississippi River Valley) Quercus tonduzii Seemen – Costa Rica; Quercus tuitensis L.M.González — Mexico; Quercus urbani Trel. – Mexico; Quercus uxoris McVaugh – Mexico; Quercus velutina Lam. – black oak or eastern black oak or dyer's oak – eastern North ...
Black oak is a common name for several species of tree. These include: Quercus kelloggii, the California black oak, from the western United States; Quercus velutina, the eastern black oak, from the eastern United States and Canada; Casuarina pauper, an Australian tree species; Trigonobalanus excelsa, the Colombian black oak, an oak relative ...
The World Bank has regularly failed to live up to its own policies for protecting people harmed by projects it finances. The World Bank and its private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corp., have financed governments and companies accused of human rights violations such as rape, murder and torture.
California Valley oak woodland holds valley oak (Quercus lobata), California sycamore (Platanus racemosa), black walnut (Juglans nigra), California boxelder, and Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii). This woodland can be found between 500 and 1700 meters above sea level. The soils are deep and made from alluvium. [citation needed]
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