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Quercus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 19276

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): chêne [French]
  
    oak [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial    
  Latest Record Review: 2011    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassMagnoliopsida  -- dicots, dicotylédones, dicotyledons  
             SubclassRosidae   
                OrderFagales   
                   FamilyFagaceae   
                      GenusQuercus L. -- chêne, oak  
    Direct Children:  
                         Species Quercus acerifolia (E.J. Palmer) Stoynoff & W.J. Hess -- mapleleaf oak 
                         Species Quercus X acutidens Torr.  
                         Species Quercus acutissima Carruth. -- sawtooth oak 
                         Species Quercus agrifolia Née -- California live oak, coast live oak 
                         Species Quercus ajoensis C.H. Mull. -- Ajo Mountain scrub oak 
                         Species Quercus alba L. -- chêne blanc, white oak 
                         Species Quercus X alvordiana Eastw. (pro sp.) -- Alvord's oak 
                         Species Quercus X anceps E.J. Palmer  
                         Species Quercus arizonica Sarg. -- Arizona white oak 
                         Species Quercus arkansana Sarg. -- Arkansas oak 
                         Species Quercus X asheana Little  
                         Species Quercus X atlantica Ashe (pro sp.) -- Atlantic oak 
                         Species Quercus austrina Small -- bastard white oak 
                         Species Quercus X beadlei Trel. -- Beadle's oak 
                         Species Quercus X beaumontiana Sarg. -- Beaumont's oak 
                         Species Quercus X bebbiana C.K. Schneid. -- Bebb's oak 
                         Species Quercus X beckyae Gaynor -- Becky's oak 
                         Species Quercus X benderi Baen. -- Bender's oak 
                         Species Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. -- scrub oak 
                         Species Quercus X bernardiensis W. Wolf (pro sp.) -- Bernard's oak 
                         Species Quercus bicolor Willd. -- chêne bicolore, swamp white oak 
                         Species Quercus X bimundorum E.J. Palmer -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X blufftonensis Trel. -- Bluffton's oak 
                         Species Quercus boyntonii Beadle -- Boynton's oak, Boynton's sand post oak 
                         Species Quercus brantii Lindl. -- Brant's oak 
                         Species Quercus X brittonii W.T. Davis (pro sp.) -- Britton's oak 
                         Species Quercus buckleyi Nixon & Dorr -- Buckley's oak, Texas oak 
                         Species Quercus X burnetensis Little -- Burnet's oak 
                         Species Quercus X bushii Sarg. -- Bush's oak 
                         Species Quercus X byarsii Sudw. ex Trel. -- Byars' oak 
                         Species Quercus X caduca Trel. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X caesariensis Moldenke -- Caesar's oak 
                         Species Quercus X capesii W. Wolf -- cape oak 
                         Species Quercus carmenensis C.H. Mull. -- Mexican oak 
                         Species Quercus cedrosensis C.H. Mull. -- Cedros Island oak 
                         Species Quercus cerris L. -- European turkey oak 
                         Species Quercus chapmanii Sarg. -- Chapman's oak 
                         Species Quercus chenii Nakai -- xiao ye li 
                         Species Quercus chihuahuensis Trel. -- Chihuahuan oak 
                         Species Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. -- canyon live oak 
                         Species Quercus coccinea Münchh. -- scarlet oak 
                         Species Quercus X cocksii Sarg. -- Cocks' oak 
                         Species Quercus X columnaris Laughlin -- column oak 
                         Species Quercus X comptoniae Sarg. -- Compton's oak 
                         Species Quercus copeyensis C.H. Mull.  
                         Species Quercus cornelius-mulleri Nixon & K.P. Steele -- Muller oak 
                         Species Quercus X cravenensis Little -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X deamii Trel. -- Deam's oak 
                         Species Quercus X demareei Ashe -- oak 
                         Species Quercus dentata Thunb. -- Daimyo oak 
                         Species Quercus depressipes Trel. -- Davis Mountain oak, Mexican dwarf oak 
                         Species Quercus X discreta Laughlin -- discreet oak 
                         Species Quercus X diversiloba Tharp ex A. Camus -- manylobed oak 
                         Species Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. -- blue oak 
                         Species Quercus dumosa Nutt. -- coastal sage scrub oak, Nuttall's scrub oak 
                         Species Quercus durandii Buckley  
                         Species Quercus durata Jeps. -- leather oak 
                         Species Quercus X egglestonii Trel. -- Eggleston's oak 
                         Species Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J. Hill -- northern pin oak 
                         Species Quercus emoryi Torr. -- Emory's oak 
                         Species Quercus engelmannii Greene -- Engelmann's oak 
                         Species Quercus X eplingii C.H. Mull. -- Epling's oak 
                         Species Quercus X exacta Trel. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus falcata Michx. -- southern red oak 
                         Species Quercus X faxonii Trel. -- Faxon's oak 
                         Species Quercus X fernaldii Trel. -- Fernald's oak 
                         Species Quercus X fernowii Trel. -- Fernow's oak 
                         Species Quercus X filialis Little -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X fontana Laughlin -- Fontana's oak 
                         Species Quercus frainetto Ten. -- Italian oak 
                         Species Quercus fusiformis Small -- escarpment live oak, live oak, plateau oak, Texas live oak 
                         Species Quercus gambelii Nutt. -- Gambel's oak 
                         Species Quercus X ganderi C.B. Wolf -- Gander's oak 
                         Species Quercus X garlandensis E.J. Palmer -- Garland's oak 
                         Species Quercus garryana Douglas ex Hook. -- Oregon white oak 
                         Species Quercus geminata Small -- sand live oak 
                         Species Quercus georgiana M.A. Curtis -- Georgia oak 
                         Species Quercus X giffordii Trel. -- Gifford's oak 
                         Species Quercus glauca Thunb. -- ring-cup oak 
                         Species Quercus graciliformis C.H. Mull. -- Chisos oak, slender oak 
                         Species Quercus X grandidentata Ewan (pro sp.) -- largeleaf oak 
                         Species Quercus gravesii Sudw. -- Chisos red oak, Graves' oak 
                         Species Quercus grisea Liebm. -- gray oak 
                         Species Quercus X guadalupensis Sarg. -- Guadalupe oak 
                         Species Quercus X harbisonii Sarg. -- Harbison's oak 
                         Species Quercus X hastingsii Sarg. -- Hastings' oak 
                         Species Quercus havardii Rydb. -- Havard's oak, Havard's shinnery oak, sand shinnery oak, sand shinoak 
                         Species Quercus X hawkinsiae Sudw. -- Hawkins' oak 
                         Species Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willd. -- Darlington's oak 
                         Species Quercus X heterophylla F. Michx. (pro sp.) -- oddleaf oak 
                         Species Quercus hinckleyi C.H. Mull. -- Hinckley oak, Hinckley's oak 
                         Species Quercus X howellii Tucker -- Howell's oak 
                         Species Quercus X humidicola E.J. Palmer -- oak 
                         Species Quercus hypoleucoides A. Camus -- silverleaf oak 
                         Species Quercus ilex L. -- holly oak 
                         Species Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh. -- bear oak 
                         Species Quercus imbricaria Michx. -- shingle oak 
                         Species Quercus incana W. Bartram -- bluejack oak 
                         Species Quercus X incomita E.J. Palmer -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X inconstans E.J. Palmer -- oak 
                         Species Quercus infectoria Olivier -- aleppo oak 
                         Species Quercus inopina Ashe -- sandhill oak 
                         Species Quercus intricata Trel. -- coahuila scrub oak, dwarf oak 
                         Species Quercus X introgressa P.M. Thomson -- oak 
                         Species Quercus ithaburensis Decne.  
                         Species Quercus X jackiana C.K. Schneid. -- jack oak 
                         Species Quercus john-tuckeri Nixon & C.H. Mull. -- Tucker's oak 
                         Species Quercus X jolonensis Sarg. -- Jolon's oak 
                         Species Quercus X joorii Trel. -- Jorr's oak 
                         Species Quercus kelloggii Newberry -- California black oak 
                         Species Quercus laceyi Small -- Lacey's oak 
                         Species Quercus laevis Walter -- turkey oak 
                         Species Quercus laurifolia Michx. -- laurel oak 
                         Species Quercus X leana Nutt. (pro sp.) -- oak 
                         Species Quercus lobata Née -- California white oak, valley oak 
                         Species Quercus X ludoviciana Sarg. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus lyrata Walter -- overcup oak 
                         Species Quercus X macdonaldii Greene & Kellogg (pro sp.) -- MacDonald's oak 
                         Species Quercus X macnabiana Sudw. -- MacNab's oak 
                         Species Quercus macrocarpa Michx. -- bur oak 
                         Species Quercus margarettae (Ashe) Small -- runner oak, sand post oak 
                         Species Quercus marilandica Münchh. -- blackjack oak 
                         Species Quercus X megaleia Laughlin -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X mellichampii Trel. ex Sarg. -- Mellichamp's oak 
                         Species Quercus michauxii Nutt. -- swamp chestnut oak 
                         Species Quercus minima (Sarg.) Small -- dwarf live oak 
                         Species Quercus mohriana Buckley ex Rydb. -- Mohr's oak, Mohr's shinoak 
                         Species Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb. -- Mongolian oak 
                         Species Quercus montana Willd. -- chestnut oak 
                         Species Quercus X moreha Kellogg (pro sp.) -- oracle oak 
                         Species Quercus X moultonensis Ashe (pro sp.) -- Moulton's oak 
                         Species Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. -- chinkapin oak 
                         Species Quercus X munzii J.M. Tucker -- Munz's oak 
                         Species Quercus X mutabilis E.J. Palmer & Steyerm. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus myrtifolia Willd. -- myrtle oak 
                         Species Quercus X neopalmeri Sudw. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X neotharpii A. Camus -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X nessiana E.J. Palmer -- Ness's oak 
                         Species Quercus nigra L. -- water oak 
                         Species Quercus oblongifolia Torr. -- Mexican blue oak 
                         Species Quercus oglethorpensis W.H. Duncan -- Oglethorpe oak 
                         Species Quercus X organensis Trel. -- organ oak 
                         Species Quercus X oviedoensis Sarg. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus pacifica Nixon & C.H. Mull. -- Channel Island scrub oak 
                         Species Quercus pagoda Raf. -- cherrybark oak, Texas oak 
                         Species Quercus X palaeolithicola Trel. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus palmeri Engelm. -- Palmer's oak 
                         Species Quercus palustris Münchh. -- pin oak 
                         Species Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. -- durmast oak 
                         Species Quercus phellos L. -- willow oak 
                         Species Quercus X podophylla Trel. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus polymorpha Schltdl. & Cham. -- netleaf white oak 
                         Species Quercus prinoides Willd. -- dwarf chinkapin oak, dwarf chinquapin oak 
                         Species Quercus X pseudomargaretta Trel. (pro sp.) -- false sand post oak 
                         Species Quercus pumila Walter -- running oak 
                         Species Quercus pungens Liebm. -- pungent oak, sandpaper oak 
                         Species Quercus X rehderi Trel. -- Rehder's oak 
                         Species Quercus X riparia Laughlin -- riparian oak 
                         Species Quercus X robbinsii Trel. -- Robbins' oak 
                         Species Quercus robur L. -- English oak 
                         Species Quercus robusta C.H. Mull. -- robust oak 
                         Species Quercus X rolfsii Small (pro sp.) -- Rolfs' oak 
                         Species Quercus rubra L. -- northern red oak 
                         Species Quercus X rudkinii Britton (pro sp.) -- Rudkin's oak 
                         Species Quercus rugosa Née -- netleaf oak 
                         Species Quercus X runcinata (A. DC.) Engelm. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus sadleriana R. Br. ter -- deer oak 
                         Species Quercus X sargentii Rehder -- Sargent's oak 
                         Species Quercus X saulii C.K. Schneid. -- Saul's oak 
                         Species Quercus X schochiana Dieck ex Palmer -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X schuettei Trel. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus serrata Murray -- bao li 
                         Species Quercus shumardii Buckley -- Shumard's oak 
                         Species Quercus similis Ashe -- bottomland post oak, delta post oak 
                         Species Quercus X smallii Trel. -- Small's oak 
                         Species Quercus stellata Wangenh. -- post oak 
                         Species Quercus X stelloides E.J. Palmer -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X sterilis Trel. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X sterrettii Trel.  
                         Species Quercus X subconvexa Tucker -- oak 
                         Species Quercus suber L. -- cork oak 
                         Species Quercus X subfalcata Trel. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X subintegra (Engelm.) Trel. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus X sublaurifolia Trel.  
                         Species Quercus X substellata Trel. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus tardifolia C.H. Mull. -- Chisos Mountains oak, lateleaf oak 
                         Species Quercus texana Buckley -- Nuttall's oak, Texas red oak 
                         Species Quercus X tharpii C.H. Mull. (pro sp.) -- Tharp's oak 
                         Species Quercus tomentella Engelm. -- island live oak, island oak 
                         Species Quercus X tottenii Melvin -- Totten's oak 
                         Species Quercus toumeyi Sarg. -- Toumey's oak 
                         Species Quercus X townei E.J. Palmer -- Towne's oak 
                         Species Quercus X tridentata (Engelm. ex A. DC.) Trel. (pro sp.) -- tridentata oak 
                         Species Quercus turbinella Greene -- scrub oak, shrub live oak, Sonoran scrub oak, turbinella oak 
                         Species Quercus X undulata Torr.  
                         Species Quercus vacciniifolia Kellogg -- huckleberry oak 
                         Species Quercus X vaga E.J. Palmer & Steyerm. -- oak 
                         Species Quercus variabilis Blume -- Chinese cork oak 
                         Species Quercus vaseyana Buckley -- sandpaper oak 
                         Species Quercus velutina Lam. -- black oak 
                         Species Quercus X venulosa Ashe -- oak 
                         Species Quercus viminea Trel. -- Sonoran oak 
                         Species Quercus virginiana Mill. -- live oak 
                         Species Quercus X wagneri Gaynor -- Wagner's oak 
                         Species Quercus X walteriana Ashe -- Walter's oak 
                         Species Quercus X willdenowiana (Dippel) Beissner, Schelle & Zabel (pro sp.) -- Willdenow's oak 
                         Species Quercus wislizeni A. DC. -- interior live oak 
       

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  Source: Fagales of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Quercus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Quercus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Quercus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
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