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Latin name	Quercus aculcingensis Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus reticulata var. crassifolia Oerst. Quercus reticulata var. retifolia Liebm.
English name	Aculcingo oak
French name	chêne d'Aculcingo
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Latin name	Quercus acutifolia Née
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (C Mexico, Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Quercus acutifolia var. angustifolia A.DC. Quercus acutifolia var. bonplandii A.DC. Quercus acutifolia f. abrupta Trel. Quercus grahamii A.DC. Quercus sartorii Botteri ex A.DC.
English name	acuteleaf oak
French name	chêne à feuilles pointues
Spanish name	encino blanco; encino chilillo (Mexico); encino laurelillo, encino saucillo, encino tepozcohuite
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Latin name	Quercus aerea Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chihuahua, San Luis Potosi)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage	E
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English name	LaBufa oak
French name	chêne de La Bufa
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Latin name	Quercus affinis Scheidw.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz, Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Quercus affinis M.Martens & Galeotti Quercus affinis var. typica A.Camus Quercus affinis f. commutata Trel. Quercus affinis f. subintegra Trel. Quercus commutata Liebm. Quercus lancifolia Benth. Quercus martensiana Trel. p.p. Quercus nitens M.Martens & Galeotti Quercus nitens var. subintegra A.DC.
English name	Camus oak
French name	chêne de Camus
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Latin name	Quercus agrifolia Née
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California; Mexico: Baja California Norte)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer
Use	dr (the Mahuna used to heal the bleeding navel of a newborn with Quercus agrifolia) fw ti
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English name	coast oak; California live oak, Californian live oak, coast live oak, encina
French name	chêne de Californie; chêne vert de Californie
Spanish name	encina
Other name	Kalifornische Steineiche (german); quercia a foglie di agrifoglia (italian)
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Latin name	Quercus agrifolia (Torr.) J.T.Howell var. agrifolia
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California; Mexico: Baja California Norte)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	L?
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Quercus acroglandis Kellogg Quercus aculiglandis Sarg. Quercus agrifolia var. frutescens Engelm. Quercus pricei Sudw.
English name	typical coast oak
French name	chêne de Californie typique
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Latin name	Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T.Howell
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: S California; Mexico: Baja California Norte)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	L?
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	fw (fuel) ti (small articles)
Synonym	Quercus oxyadenia Torr.
English name	pointed coast oak; coastal live oak, southern coast live oak (USA)
French name	chêne de Californie pointu
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Latin name	Quercus ajoensis C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW MC SW North America (USA: Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona; Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SW
Height	[S]?
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Quercus turbinella ssp. ajoensis (C.H.Müll.) Felger & C.H.Lowe Quercus turbinella var. ajoensis (C.H.Müll.) Little
English name	Ajo oak; Ajo Mountain scrub oak (USA)
French name	chêne d'Ajo
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Latin name	Quercus alba L.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario, S Quebec; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Nebraska to Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel? [hyg] mes [xer]
Use	cl (emblem tree of Connecticut, Illinois and Maryland States of USA; the Connecticut Colony's citizens received a Charter from Charles II hidden by the leader Joseph Wadsworth in a secure place inside a huge ancient oak tree named in memory of this the charter oak) dr(ob) (bark, medicinally it was used by Native Americans to treat diarrhea, indigestion, chronic dysentery, mouth sores, chapped skin, asthma, milky urine, rheumatism, cough, sore throat, consumption, bleeding piles, muscle aches, as an antiseptic and emetic and wash for chills and fever, to bring up phlegm, as a witchcraft medicine and as a psychological aid) fd (acorn) fr fw ma (dye, tannin) pl ti (cabinet work, laying of floors, musical instruments, plywood, tool handles, cabinet work) ti(ob) (barrels, body of cars and planes, farms instruments, shipbuilding) tx (dermatitis)
Synonym	Quercus alba var. heterophylla Ettingsh. & Krasan Quercus alba var. latiloba Sarg. Quercus alba var. longigemma Trel. Quercus alba var. microcarpa A.DC. Quercus alba var. pinnatifida Michx. Quercus alba var. pubescens (Willd.) Willd. Quercus alba var. repanda (Michx.) Michx. Quercus alba var. ryderi Trel. Quercus alba var. subcaerulea Pickens & M.C.Pickens Quercus alba var. subflavea Pickens & M.C.Pickens Quercus alba f. latiloba (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm. Quercus alba f. pinnatifida (Michx.) Rehder Quercus alba f. sublyrata Trel. Quercus alba f. viridis Trel. Quercus candida Steud. Quercus pubescens Willd. Quercus ramosa Dippel Quercus repanda Michx.
English name	white oak; eastern white oak, forked-leaf white oak; northern white oak (USA); Quebec oak, ridge white oak, stave oak, white brash-oak
French name	chêne blanc; chêne blanc d'Amérique, chêne de Québec
Spanish name	roble claro
Other name	Amerikanische Weisseiche (german); carvalho branco; maskawâttik (cree, Canada); mishimij (otchipwe, Canada); quercia bianca d'America (italian); Weisse Eiche (german)
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Latin name	Quercus albocincta Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SW SC North America (Mexico: Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua)
North America distribution zone	SW SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes->xer
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English name	whitegirdled oak
French name	chêne ceinturé-blanc
Spanish name	encino negro, encino prieto, encino roble, roble (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus arachnoidea Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SE North America (El Salvador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L?
Foliage	D?
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English name	ElSalvador oak
French name	chêne d'El Salvador
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Latin name	Quercus aristata Hook. & Arn.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sinaloa to Guerrero)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus productipes Trel.
English name	aristate oak
French name	chêne aristé
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Latin name	Quercus arizonica Sarg.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW MC SC North America (USA: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas; Mexico: Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	E [D]
Ecology	hel xer
Use	fw ma (tannin) ti
Synonym	Quercus arizonica var. wootonii Trel. Quercus endemica C.H.Müll. Quercus sacame Trel.
English name	Arizona oak; Arizona white oak
French name	chêne d'Arizona; chêne blanc d'Arizona
Spanish name	encino manzano (Mexico); roble; rojaca sacamé (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus arkansana Sarg.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci xer
Use	fw ti
Synonym	Quercus arkansana var. caput-rivuli Ashe Quercus caput-rivuli Ashe
English name	Arkansas oak; Arkansas water oak, water oak p.p.
French name	chêne d'Arkansas
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Latin name	Quercus austrina Small
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	ME North America (USA: Mississippi to North Carolina and Florida)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
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Use	fr ti
Synonym	Quercus durandii var. austrina (Small) E.J.Palmer
English name	bluff oak; bastard oak; bastard white oak (USA)
French name	chêne bâtard
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Latin name	Quercus baruensis C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	tree?
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English name	Barú oak
French name	chêne de Barú
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Latin name	Quercus benthamii A.DC.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D?
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Synonym	Quercus gemmata Trel. Quercus undulata Benth. non Torr.
English name	Bentham oak
French name	chêne de Bentham
Spanish name	roble encino (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Quercus bicolor Willd.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario, S Quebec; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Missouri to South Carolina)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg mes neut
Use	dr(ob) (the Iroquois used it in the treatment of cholera, broken bones, consumption and as witchcraft medicine) fd (acorn) fr (acorn) ti
Synonym	Quercus alba var. palustris Castigl. Quercus bicolor var. angustifolia Dippel Quercus bicolor var. cuneiformis Dippel Quercus bicolor var. mollis Nutt. Quercus bicolor var. platanoides (Castigl.) A.DC. Quercus discolor var. bicolor (Willd.) Hampton Quercus filiformis Muhl. ex A.DC. Quercus mollis Raf. Quercus paludosa Petz. & G.Kirchn. Quercus pannosa Bosc ex A.DC. Quercus platanoides (Castigl.) Sudw. Quercus prinus var. ß Quercus platanoides Lam. Quercus prinus var. bicolor (Willd.) Spach Quercus prinus var. discolor F.Michx. Quercus prinus var. platanoides Castigl. Quercus prinus var. tomentosa Michx. Quercus velutina L'Hér. ex A.DC.
English name	swamp oak; blue oak p.p.; swamp white oak (Canada, USA); swamp-white oak (Canada)
French name	chêne bicolore; chêne bleu p.p. (Canada)
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Other name	quercia bicolore (italian); Zweifarbige Eiche (german)
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Latin name	Quercus boqueronae Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage	D
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English name	Boqueron oak
French name	chêne de Boqueron
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Latin name	Quercus borucasana Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Quercus granulata Liebm. non Raf. Quercus pittieri Wesm. ex Seemen
English name	Guatemala oak
French name	chêne du Guatemala
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Latin name	Quercus bourgaei Oerst. ex Hemsl.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (C Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L?
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus bourgaei var. ilicifolia Trel.
English name	Bourgeau oak
French name	chêne de Bourgeau
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Latin name	Quercus boyntonii Beadle
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (USA: Alabama, Georgia, E Texas, Florida, South Carolina)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	S?
Foliage	D [E]
Ecology	xer
Use	ex
Synonym	Quercus stellata var. boyntonii (Beadle) Sarg.
English name	Boynton oak; Boynton's sand post oak (USA)
French name	chêne de Boynton
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Latin name	Quercus brandegei Goldman
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SW North America (end Mexico: Baja California Sur)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer
Use	ex
Synonym	Quercus brandegeei Goldman
English name	Brandegee oak
French name	chêne de Brandegee
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Latin name	Quercus brenesii Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D E
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English name	Brenes oak
French name	chêne de Brenes
Spanish name	pescadillo, roble de montaña (Honduras)
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Latin name	Quercus buckleyi Nixon & Dorr
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC North America (USA: Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas)
North America distribution zone	MC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Quercus texana Sarg. non Buckley Quercus texana Young non Buckley
English name	Buckley oak; Buckley's oak, Spanish oak, Texas red oak (USA)
French name	chêne de Buckley
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Latin name	Quercus bumelioides Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	ti
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English name	falsejungleplum oak
French name	chêne faux-acoma
Spanish name	encino (Honduras); roble (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Quercus caerulocarpa Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Federal District)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	tree?
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English name	bluefruit oak
French name	chêne à fruits bleus
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Latin name	Quercus cancellata Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Puebla)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D?
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English name	latticed oak
French name	chêne treillissé
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Latin name	Quercus candicans Née
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (C Mexico to Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Quercus acuminata M.Martens & Galeotti Quercus alamo Benth. Quercus calophylla Schltdl. & Cham. Quercus calophylla var. typica A.Camus Quercus calophylla f. acuminata (M.Martens & Galeotti) Seem. ex Trel. Quercus calophylla f. alamo (Benth.) Trel. Quercus calophylla f. flavida (Liebm.) Trel. Quercus calophylla f. intermedia (M.Martens & Galeotti) Seem. ex Trel. Quercus calophylla f. schiedeana Trel. Quercus calophylla f. willdenowii Trel. Quercus candicans var. alligata Trel. Quercus candicans f. incurva Trel. Quercus candicans f. michoacana Trel. Quercus chimaltenangana f. gemmata C.H.Müll. Quercus flavida Liebm. Quercus intermedia M.Martens & Galeotti Quercus umbrosa Endl.
English name	whitish oak
French name	chêne blanchâtre
Spanish name	encino blanco (Mexico); encino de asta
Other name	ahuamextli (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus carmenensis C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Texas; Mexico: Coahuila)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	calc
Use	ex (conservation concern)
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English name	SierradelCarmen oak; Mexican oak p.p. (USA)
French name	chêne de la Sierra del Carmen
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