oaks
Quercus
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (/ˈkwɜːrkəs/; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 600 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus (stone oaks), as well as in those of unrelated species such as Grevillea robusta (silky oaks) and the Casuarinaceae (she-oaks). The genus Quercus is native to the Northern Hemisphere, and includes deciduous...
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first
high-latitude oaks
subgenusQuercus
Cerris
subgenusCerris
Turner's oak
hybridQuercus × turneri
Brother Sennen's Oak
hybridQuercus × senneniana
Kew Oak
hybridQuercus × kewensis
Quercus × albescens
hybridQuercus × albescens
Quercus × salcedoi
hybridQuercus × salcedoi
Quercus × celtica
hybridQuercus × celtica
Quercus × baenitzii
hybridQuercus × baenitzii
Quercus × alvesii
hybridQuercus × alvesii
Quercus × prasina
hybridQuercus × prasina
Quercus × audleyensis
hybridQuercus × audleyensis
Quercus × pacensis
hybridQuercus × pacensis
Quercus liaoi
speciesQuercus liaoi
Quercus × arrimatensis
hybridQuercus × arrimatensis
Quercus × rotensis
hybridQuercus × rotensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.263
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.261
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.832
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.832
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.45
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.155
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.239
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.242
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1266
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.19
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.18
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.33
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47851.