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Narrative
Oak and Beech Family (Fagaceae) has about 600 species usually divided into about six different genera. The most common genus in North America is the Oak (Quercus) genus. This is a large and important genus that contains many valuable species of trees. To facilitate study of Quercus, the Oak and Beech Family have been divided into several different sections as follows:
Non Oak Group - (N. American) - (Beeches, etc)
Red Oaks of Eastern USA
White Oaks of Eastern USA
Oaks of West Texas
Oaks of SW USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, etc)
Oaks of Pacific Coast region (California, Oregon, etc.)
Eurasian Species of Oaks and Chestnuts
The following is a table of the Oak species of the United States:
Oak (Quercus) Miller and Lamb's book, Oaks of North America, published in l985, was used to develop a preliminary list of the oak (Quercus) species found in the United States. This list was modified by comparing it to A California Flora by Philip Munz and Arizona Flora by Kearney and Peebles. (* means that this species is discussed and pictured)
Oaks of Eastern United States (43 species)
Species - - - - - - Common Name - Location
*Quercus acutissima - Sawtooth - Asia - Int. SE USA
*Quercus alba - White - WI, TX, NY, GA
Quercus arkansana - Arkansas - Local-AR and AL
*Quercus bicolor - Swamp White - PA to MO
*Quercus chapmanii - Chapman - FL
*Quercus coccinea - Scarlet - CT to AL
Quercus durandi - Durand - Local: TX to NC
Quer d. breviloba - Bigelow - TX and Ok
*Quer ellipsoidalis - N. Pine - WI etc.
*Quercus falcata - S. Red - VA to La.
*Quer f. pagodifolia - Cherrybark - Southern Forests
Quercus georgiana - Georgia - Local, Ga and SC
Quercus ilicifolia - Bear - MA, PA, etc.
*Quercus imbricaria - Shingle - MO to OH
Quercus incana - BlueJack - VA to TX to FL
*Quercus laurifolia - Laurel - LA to VA to FL
*Quercus laevis - Turkey - FL, VA, etc.
*Quercus lyrata - Overcup - NC to TX
*Quer marilandica - Blackjack - NJ to TX
*Quer macrocarpa - Bur - ND, TX, OH, etc
*Quercus michauxii - Swamp Chestnut - LA to VA
*Quercus muehlenbergii- Chinkapin - TX, AL, OH, IL
*Quercus myrtifolia - Myrtle - FL
*Quercus nigra - Water - NC to TX, etc.
Quercus nuttalli - Nuttall - LA, AR, & MS
Quer oglethorpensis - Oglethorpe - Local-GA. and SC
*Quercus palustris - Pin - OH to MI
*Quercus phellos - Willow - TX to VA, etc.
*Quercus prinoides - Dwarf Chinkapin - NY to MI
*Quercus prinus - Chestnut - TN to PA
Quercus pumila - Runner - Gulf Coast to VA
*Quercus robur - English - Europe/Introduced
*Quercus rubra - Northern Red - MA to MN to AL
*Quercus shumardi - Shumard Oak - NC to TX
*Quercus s. texana - Texas Red - Central TX
*Quercus stellata - Post - TX, MO, FL, VA
*Quer s. margaretta - Sand Post - Sandy sites
Quer s. paludosa - Delta Post - Bottomlands
*Quercus virginiana - Live - TX, Gulf Coast, FL
Quercus v.geminata - Sand Live - NC to LA
Quer v.fusiformis - Texas Live - Central TX
Quer v.minima - Dwarf Live - NC to TX
*Quercus velutina - Black - IO to MA to GA
West Texas Oaks (9 less 1 Listed Above)
Species - - - Common Name - Location
Quer depressipes - Mexican Dwarf - Local-West TX
Quercus durandi - Bigelow - Listed Above
Quercus glaucoides - Lacey - Local - Cent TX
Quercus gravesii - Graves - Local-West TX
Quer graciliformis - Chisos - Local-West TX
Quercus hinckleyi - Hinckley - Local-West TX
Quercus intricata - Coahuila Scrub - Local-West TX
Quercus pungens - Vasey - Local - West TX
Quercus tardifolia - Lateleaf - Local-West TX
Southwest Oaks (16)
Species - - - Common Name - Location
Quercus arizonica - Arizona White - W.TX to AZ & MX
Quer chrysolepis - Canyon Live - AZ and CA
Quercus dunnii - Dunn - AZ and S. CA
Quercus emoryi - Emory - AZ
*Quercus gambeli - Gambel - UT and CO
Quercus grisea - Gray - TX, AZ, & NM
Quercus harvardii - Shin - OK, West TX, NM
Quer hypoleucoides - Silverleaf - Local-MX NM & AZ
Quercus mohriana - Mohr - West TX
Quer muehlenbergii - Chinkapin - Local-West TX NM
Quer oblongifolia - Mexican Blue - Local-MX & AZ
Quercus pungens - Sandpaper - Local - S.W. USA
Quercus rugosa - Netleaf - MX to South USA
Quercus toumeyi - Toumey - Local S. AZ & MX
Quercus turbinella - Shrub Live - NM, AZ, and CA
Quercus undulata - Wavyleaf - AZ and NM
Pacific Coast Oaks (16 less 3 listed above)
Species - - - - - Common Name - Location
*Quercus agrifolia - California Live - Coast S and C CA
Quercus chrysolepis - Canyon Live - Listed Above
*Quercus douglasii - Blue - - Central CA
Quercus dunni* - Dunn - - Listed Above
Quercus durata+ - Leather - CA Mountains
*Quercus dumosa - Calif. Scrub - Coastal S. CA
*Quercus engelmannii - Engleman - Local - S. CA
*Quercus garryana - Oregon White - N. CA to WA
*Quercus kelloggii - California Black - N. CA
Quercus lobata - California White - Central CA
Quercus macdonaldi - McDonald - Pacific Islands
Quercus sadleriana - Deer - - - Local,NW/CA,SW/OR
*Quercus tomentella - Island Live - Pacific Islands
Quercus turbinella# - Shrub Live - NM, AZ, and CA
Quer vaccinifolia^ - Huckleberry - N. half CA
*Quercus wislizenii - Interior Live - Central CA
*Dunn Oak (Quercus dunni) is also called by the synonym of Quercus palmeri.
+Leather Oak (Quercus durata) is mentioned in Miller and Lamb's text as a subspecies of Q. dumosa.
#Quercus turbinella is listed in Miller and Lamb as a sub of Q. dumosa.
^Huckleberry Oak (Quercus vaccinifolia) from C. California to Oregon is listed in Miller and Lamb as a sub of Quercus chrysolepis.
Taxonomy
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English
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Plantae
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Plant
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Phylum
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Embryophyta
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Seed Plants
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Dicotyledoneae
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Dicots
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Order
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Fagales
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Oaks And Birches And Allies
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Family
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Fagaceae
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Oaks And Beeches
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References
| Title | Author | Comments |
| Oaks of North America | Miller, Howard A. | A detailed discussion of the various oak species that are found in North America, this book discusses the 60-70 species found in North America. The scope of coverage for each species is excellent. Most acorns and leaf shapes are diagram format. |
| Index of Garden Plants | Griffiths, Mark | This book covers all plant species that are frequently cultivated. Accurate scientific names are provided for over 60,000 ornamental and commercial plants. |
| Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers | Craighead, John J. | Although this book fills an important need, the format of the Eastern Wildflower Guide by Roger Tory Peterson is preferred. This book covers about 590 species. |
| Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada | Britton, Nathaniel Lord | This Dover reprint of the original Brown and Britton comes in a three volume set. This set covers all of the vascular plants known to occur in the northeastern United States. It was originally published about 1896 as the first flora of the United States. Although many of the scientific names have been altered, this work still is of great value to serious botanists. All species include text and several detailed line drawings. In the difficult task of accurately identifying various plant species of the eastern United States, one can use a field guide as a start, and then refer to both Brown and Britton and the various state botanies as final authorities. |
| Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Western Region | Spellenberg, Richard | This Field Guide includes 725 full-color pictures of wildflower species that occur from New Mexico through California to Alaska. |
| Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers | Niehaus, Theodore | This Field Guide is organized by both flower color and the number of petals. The line drawings are excellent. This guide covers 1,505 different species making it an extremely comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the region. |
| Field Guide to Pacific States Wildflowers | Niehaus, Theodore F. | This excellent work organizes the line drawings by flower color and by number of petals. There are 1,492 species presented in this guide which makes it a very comprehensive work. |
| Field Guide to North American Wildflowers Eastern Region | Niering, William | This field guide contains detailed information on 600 species with notes on 400 additional species. There are 658 color pictures. |
| Wildflower Guide - Alaska & Yukon | White, Helen A. | Although this book only overviews some of the wildflowers of the area, the color pictures and text are very good, and this a very useful book. Approximately 160 species are covered. |
| Arizona Flora, with supplement | Kearney, Thomas | This state botany covers 3,438 different species found growing naturally in the state of Arizona. Ranges and descriptions are included. |
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