northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
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Flowering plantsIn Portage County, Ohio

Northern red oak

Quercus rubra L.

Northern red oak in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Fagales
Family
Fagaceae
Genus
Quercus
Near Portage 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 (48)
  • Recorded, season not shown (8)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
northern red 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County85 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County52 · 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 County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyNo qualifying records yet
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County36 · 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County25 · Recorded, season not shown
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 CountyNo qualifying records yet
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
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 CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County70 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
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 CountyNo qualifying records yet

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

Season

When it is recorded

In Portage County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 28 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 Portage County · records of all species each week, 31,804 in all

Records per week from 28 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of northern red oak in Portage County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of northern red oakYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100044
Jan 11–170056
Jan 18–240031
Jan 25–311167
Feb 1–71166
Feb 8–140074
Feb 15–210072
Feb 22–280080
Mar 1–700109
Mar 8–1400146
Mar 15–2100152
Mar 22–2800140
Mar 29 – Apr 400277
Apr 5–1100451
Apr 12–1800648
Apr 19–2511641
Apr 26 – May 200849
May 3–9001,174
May 10–1600788
May 17–23001,091
May 24–3000753
May 31 – Jun 600782
Jun 7–13111,242
Jun 14–20001,568
Jun 21–27001,383
Jun 28 – Jul 4001,344
Jul 5–11001,357
Jul 12–18001,310
Jul 19–25001,431
Jul 26 – Aug 1001,439
Aug 2–8001,037
Aug 9–15111,056
Aug 16–22001,145
Aug 23–2900911
Aug 30 – Sep 552930
Sep 6–1200986
Sep 13–1922974
Sep 20–26111,199
Sep 27 – Oct 386985
Oct 4–1000516
Oct 11–1700417
Oct 18–2411435
Oct 25–3100401
Nov 1–733278
Nov 8–1422251
Nov 15–2111228
Nov 22–2800130
Nov 29 – Dec 50082
Dec 6–120079
Dec 13–190069
Dec 20–260053
Dec 27 – Jan 20077

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

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 743 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 743 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of northern red oak in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of northern red oakYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10336,211
Jan 11–17435,146
Jan 18–24444,645
Jan 25–311054,698
Feb 1–71056,023
Feb 8–14625,888
Feb 15–21535,436
Feb 22–28866,846
Mar 1–7448,321
Mar 8–143110,384
Mar 15–212212,620
Mar 22–286413,949
Mar 29 – Apr 45319,661
Apr 5–113126,860
Apr 12–186439,925
Apr 19–256441,623
Apr 26 – May 212656,391
May 3–98552,952
May 10–1614553,785
May 17–2312557,698
May 24–3025854,651
May 31 – Jun 615853,099
Jun 7–1319753,700
Jun 14–2011756,625
Jun 21–279655,361
Jun 28 – Jul 414758,477
Jul 5–1120961,336
Jul 12–1811964,722
Jul 19–2511769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 117659,416
Aug 2–88359,712
Aug 9–1510555,994
Aug 16–2212554,328
Aug 23–2914851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 524857,167
Sep 6–1220859,075
Sep 13–19301054,543
Sep 20–2627845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3351043,180
Oct 4–1030937,841
Oct 11–1736930,824
Oct 18–2419821,156
Oct 25–3143819,021
Nov 1–7331014,172
Nov 8–1436912,621
Nov 15–212177,965
Nov 22–282768,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51556,083
Dec 6–12856,004
Dec 13–19435,423
Dec 20–26425,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2428,459

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

Only 9 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

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

Often confused with

  • black oak Quercus velutinaOften confused in Ohio: 29 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • pin oak Quercus palustrisOften confused in Ohio: 18 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • white oak Quercus albaOften confused in Ohio: 16 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • scarlet oak Quercus coccineaOften confused in Ohio: 14 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • chestnut oak Quercus montanaOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio 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
Forest48%31%
Developed43%49%
Farmland4%11%
Wetland3%5%
Open water0.7%3%
Grassland and shrub0.5%0.9%

From 433 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

743 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.