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Red-bark Oak
Quercus gilva Blume
Quercus gilva (red-bark oak) is an East Asian tree species in the beech family that can grow up to 30 m tall.
ring-cupped oak
Quercus glauca Thunb.
Quercus glauca Thunb. is an evergreen ring-cupped oak grown ornamentally, with edible acorns and useful wood.
gray oak
Quercus grisea Liebm.
Quercus grisea, gray oak, is a variable shrub or tree native to mountain areas of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Havard oak
Quercus havardii Rydb.
Quercus havardii (shinnery oak) is a North American clonal shrub that stabilizes sand dunes and supports diverse wildlife.
Darlington Oak
Quercus hemisphaerica W.Bartram ex Willd.
Quercus hemisphaerica is a medium-sized evergreen oak native to the southeastern United States, found from Texas to Delaware.
Andean oak
Quercus humboldtii Bonpl.
Quercus humboldtii is an Andean evergreen oak tree that provides critical food and habitat for native threatened parrots.
silverleaf oak
Quercus hypoleucoides A.Camus
Quercus hypoleucoides is an oak often shrubby, sometimes tree-sized, grown ornamentally for its distinctive contrasting leaves.
Holm oak
Quercus ilex L.
Quercus ilex L. (holm oak, holly oak) is a large evergreen oak with native range in Mediterranean regions, widely planted ornamentally.
bear oak
Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh.
Quercus ilicifolia is a disturbance-adapted deciduous oak that provides critical habitat for rare Lepidoptera across eastern North America.
shingle oak
Quercus imbricaria Michx.
Quercus imbricaria is a North American oak distinguished by laurel-shaped leaves, with wood historically used for shingles.
bluejack oak
Quercus incana W.Bartram
Quercus incana W.Bartram, or bluejack oak, is a small fire-adapted oak of the southeastern US with limited timber use.
Mount Tabor oak
Quercus ithaburensis Decne.
Quercus ithaburensis Decne. is a Mediterranean oak tree with cultivated and traditional uses.
Tucker's Oak
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.
California black oak
Quercus kelloggii Newb.
Quercus kelloggii, California black oak, is a North American deciduous oak critical to wildlife, with traditional and modern human uses.
Lacey Oak
Quercus laceyi Small
Quercus laceyi Small is a deciduous oak that grows to 35 feet tall, often found near limestone outcrops.
American turkey oak
Quercus laevis Walter
Quercus laevis, or turkey oak, is a small to medium oak native to the southeastern US coastal plain.
swamp laurel oak
Quercus laurifolia Michx.
Quercus laurifolia (swamp laurel oak) is a moderately fast-growing North American oak used for pulpwood and landscaping.
valley oak
Quercus lobata Née
Quercus lobata Née (valley oak) is a large California oak with edible acorns and limited use for specialty wood products.
Gall Oak
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.
overcup oak
Quercus lyrata Walter
Quercus lyrata (overcup oak) is a slow-growing flood-tolerant deciduous oak native to central and eastern US.
bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa Michx.
Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak) is a large long-lived North American deciduous oak with many ecological and human uses.
sand post oak
Quercus margaretiae (Ashe) Small
Quercus margaretiae is a North American deciduous sand post oak native to the south-central and southeastern US.
blackjack oak
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.
swamp chestnut oak
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
Quercus michauxii, or swamp chestnut oak, is an edible-acorn oak valued for wood and sometimes grown as a landscape tree.
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