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Quercus peninsularis Trel.

Quercus peninsularis Trel.

Quercus peninsularis Trel.

Quercus peninsularis, the peninsular oak, is an endemic Mexican oak in section Lobatae that grows as a shrub or small tree.

Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.

Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.

Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.

Quercus petraea (sessile oak) is a large European deciduous oak with important economic and ecological value.

Quercus phellos L.

Quercus phellos L.

Quercus phellos L.

Quercus phellos L., the willow oak, is a North American medium oak with a wide range of known uses.

Quercus polymorpha Schltdl. & Cham.

Quercus polymorpha Schltdl. & Cham.

Quercus polymorpha Schltdl. & Cham.

Quercus polymorpha is a subevergreen oak tree native to areas from southern Texas through Mexico to Honduras, growing across multiple habitat types.

Quercus prinoides Willd.

Quercus prinoides Willd.

Quercus prinoides Willd.

Quercus prinoides Willd. (dwarf chinkapin oak) is a small North American shrubby oak with sweet edible acorns valued by wildlife and humans.

Quercus pubescens Willd.

Quercus pubescens Willd.

Quercus pubescens Willd.

Quercus pubescens Willd., the downy oak, is a medium long-lived deciduous sub-Mediterranean tree that grows on dry, lime-rich soils.

Quercus pumila Walter

Quercus pumila Walter

Quercus pumila Walter

Quercus pumila (runner oak) is a deciduous shrub oak species native to the southeastern United States.

Quercus pyrenaica Willd.

Quercus pyrenaica Willd.

Quercus pyrenaica Willd.

Quercus pyrenaica Willd. is a marcescent deciduous oak native to southwest Europe and northern Morocco, with high resprouting ability.

Quercus robur L.

Quercus robur L.

Quercus robur L.

Quercus robur (pedunculate oak) is a large long-lived deciduous tree native to Europe and western Asia, important for biodiversity and used in forestry.

Quercus rotundifolia Lam.

Quercus rotundifolia Lam.

Quercus rotundifolia Lam.

Quercus rotundifolia Lam. is a resilient Mediterranean oak with sweet low-tannin acorns, native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa, used for charcoal, food, and truffle cultivation.

Quercus rubra L.

Quercus rubra L.

Quercus rubra L.

Quercus rubra L., or northern red oak, is a common North American oak widely used for timber and ornamental planting.

Quercus rugosa Née

Quercus rugosa Née

Quercus rugosa Née

Quercus rugosa Née is an evergreen oak native to Mexico, Guatemala, and the southwestern United States.

Quercus sadleriana R.Br.ter

Quercus sadleriana R.Br.ter

Quercus sadleriana R.Br.ter

Quercus sadleriana is an evergreen monoecious oak shrub native to the US Pacific Northwest, with edible acorns.

Quercus sessilifolia Blume

Quercus sessilifolia Blume

Quercus sessilifolia Blume

Quercus sessilifolia is an Asian beech-family tree growing up to 25 m tall, found across Japan, Taiwan, and southeastern China.

Quercus shumardii Buckley

Quercus shumardii Buckley

Quercus shumardii Buckley

Quercus shumardii, Shumard oak, is a large North American red oak valued for timber and as a shade tree.

Quercus sinuata Walter

Quercus sinuata Walter

Quercus sinuata Walter

Quercus sinuata is a deciduous oak species with two varieties native to the southern US and northern Mexico.

Quercus stellata Wangenh.

Quercus stellata Wangenh.

Quercus stellata Wangenh.

Quercus stellata, or post oak, is a small North American oak adapted to dry sites, used in forestry and for barbecue wood.

Quercus suber L.

Quercus suber L.

Quercus suber L.

Quercus suber, the cork oak, is an evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean that is the primary source of natural cork.

Quercus turbinella Greene

Quercus turbinella Greene

Quercus turbinella Greene

Quercus turbinella is a North American oak that is usually a shrub, provides food and cover for many wildlife, and hybridizes easily with other oaks.

Quercus vacciniifolia Hittell

Quercus vacciniifolia Hittell

Quercus vacciniifolia Hittell

Quercus vacciniifolia is a small shrubby evergreen oak native to mountain areas of the western United States, used for erosion control and landscaping.

Quercus variabilis Blume

Quercus variabilis Blume

Quercus variabilis Blume

Quercus variabilis Blume is a deciduous oak native to East Asia, grown for cork, ornament, and medicinal mushroom cultivation.

Quercus vaseyana Buckley

Quercus vaseyana Buckley

Quercus vaseyana Buckley

Quercus vaseyana is a shrub or small oak native to northern Mexico and Texas, with brown bark and thick, leathery narrow leaves.

Quercus velutina Lam.

Quercus velutina Lam.

Quercus velutina Lam.

Quercus velutina (black oak) is a North American oak species with variable size, fire-tolerant, historically harvested for quercitron pigment.

Quercus virginiana Mill.

Quercus virginiana Mill.

Quercus virginiana Mill.

Quercus virginiana Mill. (southern live oak) is a long-lived, wind-resistant North American native oak with many uses.

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