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coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia Née
Quercus agrifolia Née, the coast live oak, is a long-lived drought-tolerant oak native to near the U.S. Pacific Coast.
white oak
Quercus alba L.
Quercus alba L. (white oak) is a long-lived North American oak with edible acorns and valuable timber.
Arizona white oak
Quercus arizonica Sarg.
Quercus arizonica (Arizona white oak) is a large slow-growing southwestern evergreen oak with specific habitat preferences and multiple practical uses.
California scrub oak
Quercus berberidifolia Liebm.
Quercus berberidifolia, the scrub oak, is a shrub native to California and Baja California, with edible acorns.
swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor Willd.
Quercus bicolor Willd., swamp white oak, is a North American lowland oak harvested for lumber and used as a landscaping tree.
Buckley's oak
Quercus buckleyi Nixon & Dorr
Quercus buckleyi, Texas red oak, is a flowering oak endemic to the US southern Great Plains, grown as an ornamental shade tree.
Turkey Oak
Quercus cerris L.
Quercus cerris L. (Turkey oak) is a large deciduous oak widely planted as an ornamental across Europe, that hybridizes with cork oak.
Chapman's Oak
Quercus chapmanii Sarg.
Quercus chapmanii Sarg. is a variable-lobed shrub or small tree native to four southeastern U.S. states.
canyon live oak
Quercus chrysolepis Liebm.
Quercus chrysolepis, or canyon live oak, is an evergreen North American oak valued for its acorns and strong wood.
Kermes oak
Quercus coccifera L.
Quercus coccifera L. is usually a short shrub, rarely a small tree, with 10 m tall specimens recorded in Kouf, Libya.
scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea Münchh.
Quercus coccinea (scarlet oak) is a North American deciduous oak grown ornamentally and for its popular lumber.
Muller's oak
Quercus cornelius-mulleri Nixon & K.P.Steele
Quercus cornelius-mulleri is an evergreen bushy oak shrub that produces acorns with distinctively woolly, two-toned leaves.
blue oak
Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn.
Quercus douglasii (blue oak) is a deciduous California oak with sparse foliage, edible acorns, and severely allergenic pollen, most used commercially as firewood.
Nuttall's scrub oak
Quercus dumosa Nutt.
Quercus dumosa is a rare evergreen scrub oak native to coastal California and northwestern Baja California, adapted to chaparral habitats.
leather oak
Quercus durata Jeps.
Quercus durata (leather oak) is a short California shrub oak adapted to serpentine soils, with documented traditional and modern uses.
northern pin oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J.Hill
Quercus ellipsoidalis, Northern pin oak, is a medium deciduous oak grown ornamentally, its wood used for posts, fuel and construction.
Emory oak
Quercus emoryi Torr.
Quercus emoryi Torr., Emory oak, is a wintergreen red oak valued as food by people and wildlife, with ongoing conservation efforts.
Engelmann oak
Quercus engelmannii Greene
Quercus engelmannii (Engelmann oak) is a small California-Baja California oak, the northernmost subtropical oak species.
Portuguese oak
Quercus faginea Lam.
Quercus faginea Lam., the Portuguese oak, is a medium-sized oak native to similar areas as holm oak, with traditional and agricultural uses.
southern red oak
Quercus falcata Michx.
Quercus falcata, or southern red oak, is a large deciduous oak native to the southeastern US with many ecological and commercial uses.
Texas live oak
Quercus fusiformis Small
Quercus fusiformis, the escarpment live oak, is a hardy evergreen oak native to the south-central US and northeastern Mexico, popular for landscaping.
Gambel Oak
Quercus gambelii Nutt.
Quercus gambelii, or Gambel oak, is a deciduous oak native to western US and northwestern Mexico, with ecological and historical food uses.
Oregon oak
Quercus garryana Douglas ex Hook.
Quercus garryana (Oregon white oak) is a western North American native oak, used for woodworking and aging wine and whiskey.
sand live oak
Quercus geminata Small
Quercus geminata (sand live oak) is an abundant evergreen oak in coastal Florida scrub habitat.
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