LIST OF QUERCUS SPECIES

Contents

Genus ''Quercus''

Section ''Quercus''

Section ''Mesobalanus''

Section ''Cerris''

Section ''Protobalanus''

Section ''Lobatae''

Notes

External links

Genus ''Quercus''

Section ''Quercus''

The 'white oaks' (synonym sect. ''Lepidobalanus''). Europe, Asia, north Africa, North America. Styles short; acorns mature in 6 months, sweet or slightly bitter, inside of acorn shell hairless.

★ ''Quercus alba'' - White Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus aliena'' - Oriental White Oak - eastern Asia

★ ''Quercus arizonica'' - Arizona White Oak # - southwestern U.S., nw. Mexico

★ ''Quercus austrina'' - Bluff Oak - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus berberidifolia'' - California Scrub Oak - California

★ ''Quercus bicolor'' - Swamp White Oak - eastern & midwestern North America

★ ''Quercus boyntonii'' - Boynton's Post Oak - south central North America

★ ''Quercus cerrioides'' - Roble cerrioide - Peninsula Iberica, Catalanas y Alto Aragón, Navarra y Mallorca.

★ ''Quercus chapmannii'' - Chapmann Oak - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus cornelius-mulleri'' - Muller Oak - southwestern North America

★ ''Quercus copeyensis'' - Costa Rica, Panama

★ ''Quercus depressipes'' - Davis Mountain Oak - Texas

★ ''Quercus dilatata'' - Moru Oak - Himalaya

★ ''Quercus douglasii'' - Blue Oak - California

★ ''Quercus dumosa'' - Coastal Scrub Oak - southern California

★ ''Quercus durata'' - Leather Oak - California

★ ''Quercus engelmannii'' - Engelmann Oak # - southwestern California

★ ''Quercus faginea'' - Portuguese oak - southwestern Europe

★ ''Quercus fusiformis'' - Texas Live Oak or Plateau Live Oak - south central North America

★ ''Quercus gambelii'' - Gambel Oak - southwestern North America

★ ''Quercus garryana'' - Garry Oak - western North America

★ ''Quercus geminata'' - Sand Live Oak # - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus grisea'' - Gray Oak - south central North America

★ ''Quercus havardii'' - Havard Oak, Shin Oak - south central North America

★ ''Quercus hinckleyi'' - Hinckley Oak - Texas

★ ''Quercus hondurensis'' - Honduras Oak # - Honduras

★ ''Quercus ilex'' - Holm Oak # - southern Europe, northwestern Africa

★ ''Quercus intricata'' - Intricate Oak - Texas

★ ''Quercus john-tuckeri'' - Tucker's Oak - southwestern North America

★ ''Quercus laceyi'' - Lacey Oak - south central North America (Texas)

★ ''Quercus lanata'' - Woolly-leaved Oak # - Himalaya

★ ''Quercus leucotrichophora'' - Banj Oak # - Himalaya

★ ''Quercus lobata'' - Valley Oak or California White Oak - California

★ ''Quercus lyrata'' - Overcup Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus macrocarpa'' - Bur Oak - eastern and central North America

★ ''Quercus mohriana'' - Mohr Oak - southwestern North America

★ ''Quercus michauxii'' - Swamp Chestnut Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus minima'' - Dwarf Live Oak # - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus mongolica'' - Mongolian Oak - eastern Asia

★ ''Quercus montana'' - Chestnut Oak - eastern North America (syn. ''Q. prinus'')

★ ''Quercus muhlenbergii'' - Chinkapin Oak - eastern, central, and southwestern US (West Texas and New Mexico), northern Mexico

★ ''Quercus oblongifolia'' - Mexican Blue Oak # - southwestern U.S., nw. Mexico

★ ''Quercus oglethorpensis'' - Oglethorpe Oak - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus peduncularis'' - # - Central America

★ ''Quercus petraea'' - Sessile Oak - Europe

★ ''Quercus polymorpha'' - Monterrey Oak # - Mexico and extreme S. Texas

★ ''Quercus prinoides'' - Dwarf Chinkapin Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus pubescens'' - Downy Oak - Europe

★ ''Quercus pungens'' - Sandpaper Oak # - south central North America

★ ''Quercus robur'' - Pedunculate Oak or English Oak - Europe, West Asia

★ ''Quercus rugosa'' - Netleaf Oak # - southwestern U.S., nw. Mexico

★ ''Quercus sadleriana'' - Deer Oak - sw. Oregon, northern California

★ ''Quercus stellata'' - Post Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus toumeyi'' - Toumey Oak - southwest New Mexico

★ ''Quercus turbinella'' - Scrub Live Oak # - southwestern North America

★ ''Quercus vaseyana'' - Vasey Oak - southwestern North America

★ ''Quercus virginiana'' - Southern Live Oak # - southeastern North America

Section ''Mesobalanus''

Europe, Asia, north Africa. Styles long; acorns mature in 6 months, bitter, inside of acorn shell hairless (closely related to sect. ''Quercus'' and sometimes included in it).

★ ''Quercus canariensis'' - Mirbeck's Oak or Algerian Oak - North Africa & Spain

★ ''Quercus dentata'' - Daimyo Oak - eastern Asia

★ ''Quercus frainetto'' - Hungarian Oak - southeastern Europe

★ ''Quercus macranthera'' - Caucasian Oak - western Asia

★ ''Quercus pontica'' - Armenian Oak - western Asia

★ ''Quercus pyrenaica'' - Pyrenean Oak - southwestern Europe

★ ''Quercus vulcanica'' - Kasnak Oak - southwestern Asia

Section ''Cerris''

Europe, Asia, north Africa. Styles long; acorns mature in 18 months, very bitter, inside of acorn shell hairless or slightly hairy.

★ ''Quercus acutissima'' - Sawtooth Oak - eastern Asia

★ ''Quercus alnifolia'' - Golden Oak - Cyprus

★ ''Quercus calliprinos'' - Palestine Oak # - southwestern Asia

★ ''Quercus castaneifolia'' - Chestnut-leaved Oak # - Caucasus, Iran (Persia)

★ ''Quercus cerris'' - Turkey Oak - southern Europe, southwestern Asia

★ ''Quercus coccifera'' - Kermes Oak # - southern Europe

★ ''Quercus libani'' - Lebanon Oak - southwestern Asia

★ ''Quercus macrolepis'' - Vallonea Oak - southwestern Asia

★ ''Quercus semecarpifolia'' - Brown Oak or Kharshu Oak # - Himalaya

★ ''Quercus suber'' - Cork Oak # - southwestern Europe, northwestern Africa

★ ''Quercus trojana'' - Macedonian Oak - southeastern Europe

★ ''Quercus variabilis'' - Chinese Cork Oak - eastern Asia

Section ''Protobalanus''

The 'intermediate oaks'. Southwest USA & northwest Mexico. Styles short, acorns mature in 18 months, very bitter, inside of acorn shell woolly.

★ ''Quercus cedrosensis'' - Cedros Island Oak # - Baja California

★ ''Quercus chrysolepis'' - Canyon Live Oak # - southwestern North America

★ ''Quercus palmeri'' - Palmer Oak # - sw. Oregon, California, western Arizona

★ ''Quercus tomentella'' - Island Oak # - California offshore islands

★ ''Quercus vacciniifolia'' - Huckleberry Oak # - southwestern North America

Section ''Lobatae''

The 'red oaks' (synonym sect. ''Erythrobalanus''). North, Central & South America. Styles long, acorns mature in 18 months, very bitter, inside of acorn shell woolly.

★ ''Quercus acerifolia'' - Maple-leaved Oak or Mapleleaf Oak # - south central North America

★ ''Quercus agrifolia'' - Coast Live Oak # - California, northern Baja California

★ ''Quercus arkansana'' - Arkansas Oak - Southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus buckleyi'' - Buckley Oak - southwestern North America

★ ''Quercus canbyi'' - Canby Oak # - Mexico

★ ''Quercus coccinea'' - Scarlet Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus cualensis'' - Mexico (Sierra Madre del Sur)

★ ''Quercus depressa'' - Mexico

★ ''Quercus eduardii'' - Mexico

★ ''Quercus ellipsoidalis'' - Northern Pin Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus emoryi'' - Emory Oak - southwestern U.S., northern Mexico

★ ''Quercus falcata'' - Southern Red Oak or Spanish Oak - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus gravesii'' - Chisos Red Oak - Mexico, southwestern North America (Texas)

★ ''Quercus graciliformis'' - # - Extreme SW North America

★ ''Quercus georgiana'' - Georgia Oak - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus hirtifolia'' - Mexico

★ ''Quercus hintoniorum'' - Mexico

★ ''Quercus humboldtii'' - South American Oak # - northern South America

★ ''Quercus hypoleucoides'' - Silverleaf Oak # - southwestern North America

★ ''Quercus hypoxantha'' - Mexico

★ ''Quercus ilicifolia'' - Bear Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus iltisii'' - Southern Mexico

★ ''Quercus imbricaria'' - Shingle Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus incana'' - Bluejack Oak - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus inopina'' - # - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus kelloggii'' - California Black Oak - California, sw. Oregon

★ ''Quercus laevis'' - American Turkey Oak - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus laurifolia'' - Laurel Oak # - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus laurina'' - Mexico

★ ''Quercus marilandica'' - Blackjack Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus myrtifolia'' - Myrtle Oak - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus nigra'' - Water Oak # - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus palustris'' - Pin Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus parvula'' - Island Scrub Oak - California offshore islands

★ ''Quercus phellos'' - Willow Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus pumila'' - Runner Oak - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus rhysophylla'' - Loquat-leaf Oak # - Mexico

★ ''Quercus rubra'' - Northern Red Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus salicifolia'' - Mexico

★ ''Quercus sapotaefolia - # - Central America

★ ''Quercus shumardii'' - Shumard Oak - southeastern North America

★ ''Quercus tardifolia'' - Lateleaf Oak - Extreme s. Texas

★ ''Quercus texana'' - Nuttall's Oak - south central North America

★ ''Quercus velutina'' - Black Oak - eastern North America

★ ''Quercus wislizenii'' - Interior Live Oak # - California

Notes

# Species with evergreen foliage ("live oaks") are tagged #. Note that the change from deciduous to evergreen character (or vice-versa) has evolved on numerous occasions in ''Quercus'', and does not necessarily indicate that the species concerned are closely related.

External links

★ Flora of North America - Quercus

★ Flora of China - Quercus

★ Americanredoak.info