Description: Interest lies is the relationship between the size of the acorn and the geographic range of the oak tree species. Note that the Quercus tomentella Engelm species in the California region grows only on the Channel Islands (total area 1014 sq. km) and the island of Guadalupe (total area 265 sq. km). All other species grow on the Continental United States.
Number of cases: 39
Variable Names:
- Species: Latin name of the species
- Region: Atlantic or California region
- Range: The geographic area covered by the species in km2x100
- Acorn_size: Acorn size (cm3)
- Tree_height: Tree Height (m)
The Data:
Species Region Range Acorn_size Tree_Height
Quercus alba L. Atlantic 24196 1.4 27
Quercus bicolor Willd. Atlantic 7900 3.4 21
Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Atlantic 23038 9.1 25
Quercus prinoides Willd. Atlantic 17042 1.6 3
Quercus Prinus L. Atlantic 7646 10.5 24
Quercus stellata Wang. Atlantic 19938 2.5 17
Quercus virginiana Mill Atlantic 7985 0.9 15
Quercus Michauxii Nutt. Atlantic 8897 6.8 .30
Quercus lyrata Walt. Atlantic 8982 1.8 24
Quercus Laceyi Small. Atlantic 233 0.3 11
Quercus Chapmanii Sarg. Atlantic 1598 0.9 15
Quercus Durandii Buckl. Atlantic 1745 0.8 23
Quercus Muehlenbergii Engelm Atlantic 17042 2.0 24
Quercus ilicifolia Wang. Atlantic 4082 1.1 3
Quercus incana Bartr. Atlantic 3775 0.6 13
Quercus falcata Michx. Atlantic 13688 1.8 30
Quercus laevis Walt. Atlantic 3978 4.8 9
Quercus laurifolia Michx. Atlantic 5328 1.1 27
Quercus marilandica Muenchh. Atlantic 18480 3.6 9
Quercus nigra L. Atlantic 10161 1.1 24
Quercus palustris Muenchh. Atlantic 8643 1.1 23
Quercus Phellos L. Atlantic 9920 3.6 27
Quercus rubra L. Atlantic 28389 8.1 24
Quercus velutina Lam. Atlantic 21067 3.6 23
Quercus imbricaria Michx. Atlantic 14870 1.8 18
Quercus myrtifolia Willd. Atlantic 2540 0.4 9
Quercus texana Buckl. Atlantic 829 1.1 9
Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Atlantic 8992 1.2 4
Quercus Douglasii Hook. & Arn California 559 4.1 18
Quercus dumosa Nutt. California 433 1.6 6
Quercus Engelmannii Greene California 259 2.0 17
Quercus Garryana Hook. California 1061 5.5 20
Quercus lobata Nee California 870 5.9 30
Quercus agrifolia Nee. California 803 2.6 23
Quercus Kelloggii Newb. California 826 6.0 26
Quercus Wislizenii A. DC. California 699 1.0 21
Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. California 690 17.1 15
Quercus vaccinifolia Engelm. California 223 0.4 1
Quercus tomentella Engelm California 13 7.1 18