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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...
60 branches of this group, most-observed first
Quercus
subsectionQuercus
Albae
subsectionAlbae
Dumosae
subsectionDumosae
Prinoideae
subsectionPrinoideae
Stellatae
subsectionStellatae
Galliferae
subsectionGalliferae
Quercus section Polymorphae
subsectionPolymorphae
Pyrenean Oak
speciesQuercus pyrenaica
Sonoran scrub oak
speciesQuercus turbinella
netleaf oak
speciesQuercus rugosa
Engelmann oak
speciesQuercus engelmannii
gray oak
speciesQuercus grisea
Arizona white oak
speciesQuercus arizonica
Mongolian Oak
speciesQuercus mongolica
konara oak
speciesQuercus serrata
Mexican blue oak
speciesQuercus oblongifolia
Daimyo Oak
speciesQuercus dentata
Hungarian Oak
speciesQuercus frainetto
Oriental white oak
speciesQuercus aliena
Quercus × cerrioides
hybridQuercus × cerrioides
Quercus resinosa
speciesQuercus resinosa
Torrey's Hybrid Oak
hybridQuercus × acutidens
Wavyleaf Oak
hybridQuercus × undulata
pedunculate oak × sessile oak
hybridQuercus × rosacea
Quercus tuberculata
speciesQuercus tuberculata
Persian oak
speciesQuercus macranthera
Quercus berberidifolia × engelmannii
hybridQuercus berberidifolia × engelmannii
Quercus obtusata
speciesQuercus obtusata
Littleleaf Oak
speciesQuercus microphylla
Chicalaba
speciesQuercus insignis
Toumey oak
speciesQuercus toumeyi
Ewan's Oak
hybridQuercus × ewanii
Lacey Oak
speciesQuercus glaucoides
Quercus × subpyrenaica
hybridQuercus × subpyrenaica
Quercus potosina
speciesQuercus potosina
Faber's Oak
speciesQuercus fabri
Chihuahuan oak
speciesQuercus chihuahuensis
Quercus magnoliifolia
speciesQuercus magnoliifolia
k’antulán
speciesQuercus segoviensis
Quercus laeta
speciesQuercus laeta
Mexican Oak
speciesQuercus greggii
Bebb's Oak
hybridQuercus × bebbiana
Quercus striatula
speciesQuercus striatula
Quercus deserticola
speciesQuercus deserticola
Quercus peduncularis
speciesQuercus peduncularis
Quercus pringlei
speciesQuercus pringlei
Mexican Royal Oak
speciesQuercus germana
Munz's Oak
hybridQuercus × munzii
Quercus corrugata
speciesQuercus corrugata
Ware's Oak
hybridQuercus × warei
Coahuila Scrub Oak
speciesQuercus intricata
Ajo Mountain scrub oak
speciesQuercus ajoensis
Quercus sebifera
speciesQuercus sebifera
Quercus lancifolia
speciesQuercus lancifolia
strandzha oak
speciesQuercus hartwissiana
Jack Oak
hybridQuercus × jackiana
Liaoning Oak
speciesQuercus wutaishanica
Quercus convallata
speciesQuercus convallata
depressed oak
speciesQuercus depressipes
Quercus purulhana
speciesQuercus purulhana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 861033.