Information about species of the beech or oak family (Fagaceae)
that grow without cultivation on Mount Desert Island

 compiled by the
Champlain Project - P. O. Box 400 - Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
info@vfthomas.com - 207-266-5748

(updated 18 May 2010)


Fagaceae - beech or oak family
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Mount Desert Island is home to 4 species in 2 genera. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Fagus (2 species)
      Fagus grandifolia - American beech (common [see note 1 at bottom of page])
      Fagus sylvatica - European beech [not reported by Greene et al. (2005)]
   Quercus (2 species)
      Quercus ilicifolia - scrub oak (uncommon)
      Quercus rubra - northern red oak (common)





Fagus (beech)
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Fagus grandifolia (American beech) - [information to be added]




Fagus sylvatica (European beech) - [information to be added]


Quercus (oak)
[information to be added]

Quercus ilicifolia (scrub oak) - [information to be added]


Quercus rubra (northern red oak) - [information to be added]


Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the paper "Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine" by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.