🌿 Family

Fagaceae

182 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Fagaceae

Quercus john-tuckeri Nixon & C.H.Müll.

Quercus john-tuckeri is an oak species that usually grows as a bushy evergreen shrub, sometimes forming a small tree, and produces characteristic acorns.

Quercus kelloggii Newb.

Quercus kelloggii, California black oak, is a North American deciduous oak critical to wildlife, with traditional and modern human uses.

Quercus laceyi Small

Quercus laceyi Small is a deciduous oak that grows to 35 feet tall, often found near limestone outcrops.

Quercus laevis Walter

Quercus laevis, or turkey oak, is a small to medium oak native to the southeastern US coastal plain.

Quercus laurifolia Michx.

Quercus laurifolia (swamp laurel oak) is a moderately fast-growing North American oak used for pulpwood and landscaping.

Quercus lobata Née

Quercus lobata Née (valley oak) is a large California oak with edible acorns and limited use for specialty wood products.

Quercus lusitanica Lam.

Quercus lusitanica is a low prostrate shrub native to the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco that grows in acidic, sandy or gravelly forest soils.

Quercus lyrata Walter

Quercus lyrata (overcup oak) is a slow-growing flood-tolerant deciduous oak native to central and eastern US.

Quercus macrocarpa Michx.

Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak) is a large long-lived North American deciduous oak with many ecological and human uses.

Quercus margaretiae (Ashe) Small

Quercus margaretiae is a North American deciduous sand post oak native to the south-central and southeastern US.

Quercus marilandica (L.) Münchh.

Quercus marilandica (blackjack oak) is a small tough deciduous oak native to eastern and central US, with uses as barbecue fuelwood.

Quercus michauxii Nutt.

Quercus michauxii, or swamp chestnut oak, is an edible-acorn oak valued for wood and sometimes grown as a landscape tree.

Quercus minima (Sarg.) Small

Quercus minima is a small shrub native to the coastal plain of the southeastern United States.

Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb.

Quercus mongolica (Mongolian oak) is a 30-meter tall oak species native to Northeast Asia.

Quercus montana Willd.

Quercus montana Willd. (chestnut oak) is an eastern North American oak, adapted to dry ridge-top habitats, valued for timber, tannins, and wildlife acorns.

Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm.

Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. (chinquapin oak) is a North American white oak with sweet acorns and durable construction wood.

Quercus myrtifolia Willd.

Quercus myrtifolia (Myrtle Oak) is a red oak native to the southeastern US, grown in gardens and has potential medicinal uses.

Quercus nigra L.

Quercus nigra (water oak) is a medium deciduous oak native to wet southern US areas, supporting wildlife and used for timber and fuel.

Quercus oblongifolia Torr.

Mexican blue oak (Quercus oblongifolia) is a small evergreen oak native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

Quercus pacifica Nixon & C.H.Müll.

Quercus pacifica is an oak species endemic to California’s Channel Islands, first described as a species in 1994.

Quercus pagoda Raf.

Quercus pagoda Raf., the cherrybark oak, is a large fast-growing southern US red oak valued for its high quality timber.

Quercus palmeri (Engelm.) Engelm.

Quercus palmeri is a North American oak that includes the 13,000-year-old Jurupa Oak, one of the world's oldest living plants.

Quercus palustris Münchh.

Quercus palustris, or pin oak, is a deciduous oak native to central-eastern North America widely used for landscaping.

Quercus parvula Greene

Quercus parvula, the Santa Cruz Island oak, is an evergreen red oak native to coastal California.

Related Families

Betulaceae 52 species Juglandaceae 28 species Casuarinaceae 20 species Nothofagaceae 18 species Myricaceae 9 species

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store