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Named after American botanist John Bartram (1699–1777) in 1812 by French botanist François André Michaux.
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Bartram oak
Today it means: A tree of the hybrid species Quercus × heterophylla (Quercus phellos (willow oak) × Quercus rubra (red oak)), found from Texas to New York. Full definition →