Flowering plantsIn Hamilton County, Ohio

Bur oak

Quercus macrocarpa Michx.

Bur oak in all of Ohio
bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Fagales
Family
Fagaceae
Genus
Quercus
Near Hamilton County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (32)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (54)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
bur oak by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County35 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County67 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Hamilton County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 67 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all

Records per week from 67 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

Show as a table
Records of bur oak in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of bur oakYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000392
Jan 11–1722344
Jan 18–2400312
Jan 25–3100206
Feb 1–700357
Feb 8–1411383
Feb 15–2100366
Feb 22–2811391
Mar 1–700551
Mar 8–1400523
Mar 15–2100750
Mar 22–28001,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,535
Apr 5–11001,960
Apr 12–18002,492
Apr 19–25002,403
Apr 26 – May 2003,783
May 3–9003,307
May 10–16002,059
May 17–23222,153
May 24–30222,390
May 31 – Jun 6522,648
Jun 7–13322,715
Jun 14–20002,695
Jun 21–27002,714
Jun 28 – Jul 4113,220
Jul 5–11002,980
Jul 12–18443,031
Jul 19–25222,961
Jul 26 – Aug 1222,795
Aug 2–8112,884
Aug 9–15002,696
Aug 16–22002,535
Aug 23–29332,536
Aug 30 – Sep 5112,606
Sep 6–12222,980
Sep 13–19222,959
Sep 20–26222,313
Sep 27 – Oct 3312,122
Oct 4–10421,828
Oct 11–17641,793
Oct 18–24431,338
Oct 25–31331,023
Nov 1–754676
Nov 8–1411593
Nov 15–2111384
Nov 22–2811496
Nov 29 – Dec 500356
Dec 6–1211478
Dec 13–1911285
Dec 20–2611322
Dec 27 – Jan 200388

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 3 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 488 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 488 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

Show as a table
Records of bur oak in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of bur oakYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10226,211
Jan 11–17335,146
Jan 18–24214,645
Jan 25–31224,698
Feb 1–7436,023
Feb 8–14535,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28336,846
Mar 1–7438,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–212212,620
Mar 22–281113,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41119,661
Apr 5–115426,860
Apr 12–182239,925
Apr 19–252241,623
Apr 26 – May 24356,391
May 3–96452,952
May 10–165553,785
May 17–2312757,698
May 24–3019854,651
May 31 – Jun 620953,099
Jun 7–1317653,700
Jun 14–2011756,625
Jun 21–2710555,361
Jun 28 – Jul 42258,477
Jul 5–1115461,336
Jul 12–1811664,722
Jul 19–2511769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 111659,416
Aug 2–813859,712
Aug 9–1513755,994
Aug 16–2215754,328
Aug 23–2919851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 518757,167
Sep 6–1211759,075
Sep 13–1927854,543
Sep 20–2620745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3291043,180
Oct 4–1030937,841
Oct 11–17371030,824
Oct 18–2411521,156
Oct 25–3117619,021
Nov 1–710714,172
Nov 8–148612,621
Nov 15–21437,965
Nov 22–28338,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5216,083
Dec 6–12216,004
Dec 13–19445,423
Dec 20–26215,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2108,459

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • swamp white oak Quercus bicolorOften confused in Ohio: 21 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • white oak Quercus albaOften confused in Ohio: 19 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • post oak Quercus stellata350 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • northern red oak Quercus rubra139 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • black oak Quercus velutina92 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed63%49%
Forest22%31%
Farmland8%11%
Wetland5%5%
Open water2%3%
Grassland and shrub0.4%0.9%

From 280 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

488 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.