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Latin name	Quercus castanea Née
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus alamosensis Trel. Quercus circummontana Trel. Quercus mucronata Willd. Quercus pulchella Humb. & Bonpl. Quercus rossii Trel. Quercus serrulata Trel. Quercus subscripta Trel.
English name	chestnut oak
French name	chêne châtaignier
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Latin name	Quercus cedrosensis C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SW North America (end Mexico: Cedros Islands of Baja California)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	S?
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Ecology	ex
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English name	Cedros oak
French name	chêne de Cedros
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Latin name	Quercus centralis Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Puebla)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus centralis f. heterophylla Trel.
English name	central oak
French name	chêne central
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Latin name	Quercus chapmanii Sarg.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (USA: Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D[E]
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Quercus obtusiloba var. parvifolia Chapm.
English name	Chapman oak; Chapman white oak, scrub oak
French name	chêne de Chapman
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Latin name	Quercus chartacea Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Michoacan, Oaxaca, Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L?
Foliage	[E]
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English name	parchmentlike oak
French name	chêne parcheminé
Spanish name	encino amarillo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus chicamolensis Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	tree?
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Synonym	Quercus mollis M.Martens & Galeotti non Raf.
English name	Oaxaca oak
French name	chêne d'Oaxaca
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Latin name	Quercus chihuahuensis Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: Texas; Mexico: Sonora, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus chihuahuensis f. amplifolia Trel. Quercus chihuahuensis f. microphylloides Trel. Quercus chihuahuensis f. tenuis Trel. Quercus infralutea Trel. Quercus jaliscensis Trel. Quercus santaclarensis C.H.Müll.
English name	Chihuahua oak; Chihuahuan oak, felt oak (USA)
French name	chêne de Chihuahua
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Latin name	Quercus chrysolepis Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW SW SC North America (USA: Oregon, California, Arizona; Mexico: Baja California, Chihuahua)
North America distribution zone	MW SW SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci [hel] xer
Use	fr fw pl sa ti
Synonym	Quercus chrysolepis ssp. wilcoxii (Rydb.) E.Murray Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. var. chrysolepis Quercus chrysolepis var. grandis (Jeps.) Jeps. Quercus chrysolepis var. hansenii (Jeps.) Jeps. Quercus chrysolepis var. nana (Jeps.) Jeps. Quercus chrysolepis var. pendula (Jeps.) Jeps. Quercus chrysolepis var. wilcoxii (Rydb.) E.Murray Quercus chrysolepis f. grandis Jeps. Quercus chrysolepis f. hansenii Jeps. Quercus chrysolepis f. nana Jeps. Quercus chrysolepis f. pendula Jeps. Quercus chrysophyllus Kellogg Quercus crassipocula Torr. Quercus fulvescens Kellogg Quercus oblongifolia R.Br.ter Quercus oblongifolia var. pallidinervis Trel. Quercus wilcoxii Rydb.
English name	canyon oak; Californian live oak; canyon live oak (USA); goldcup oak, golden cup oak, golden-leaf oak, hickory oak, iron oak, live oak p.p., maul oak, Valparaiso oak, white live oak
French name	chêne des canyons; chêne à écailles dorées, chêne vert des canyons
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Other name	Goldschuppige Eiche (german)
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Latin name	Quercus chrysophylla Humb. & Bonpl.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Michoacán, Nuevo León, Hidalgo, Guanajuato)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	tree?
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English name	goldenleaf oak
French name	chêne à feuilles dorées
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Latin name	Quercus coahuilensis Nixon & C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Coahuila, Nuevo León)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	Coahuila oak
French name	chêne de Coahuila
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Latin name	Quercus coccinea Münchh.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Minnesota to Maine, Arkansas to South Carolina) int SW Eurasia
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer acid neut
Use	fr pl sa ti
Synonym	Quercus acuta Raf. Quercus palustris Regel ex A.DC. non Münchh.
English name	scarlet oak; black oak p.p., red oak p.p., Spanish oak
French name	chêne écarlate; chêne cocciné
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Other name	Scharlacheiche (german); quercia scarlatta d'America (italian)
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Latin name	Quercus coccinea Münchh. var. coccinea
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Wisconsin to Maine, Arkansas to Georgia)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
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English name	typical scarlet oak
French name	chêne écarlate typique
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Latin name	Quercus coccinea var. tuberculata Sarg.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Missouri to Ohio, Tenessee, Mississippi to Georgia)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
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English name	tuberculate scarlet oak
French name	chêne écarlate tubéreux
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Latin name	Quercus coffeicolor Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus aequivenulosa Trel. Quercus coffeaecolor Trel. Quercus praineana Trel.
English name	coffeecoloured oak
French name	chêne café-au-lait
Spanish name	encino colorado, encino de Asta (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus conspersa Benth.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Nuevo León to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus acutifolia var. conspersa A.DC. Quercus acutifolia var. microcarpa A.DC. Quercus conspersa f. caudata Trel. Quercus conspersa f. ovatifolia Trel. Quercus correpta Trel. p.p. Quercus grahamii var. coyolana Trel. Quercus grahamii var. nelsonii Trel. Quercus nitida M.Martens & Galeotti non Raf. Quercus uruapanensis Trel.
English name	speckled oak
French name	chêne tacheté
Spanish name	encino blanco, encino cascata, encino colorado, encino pipitillo, encino roble amarillo; encino rojo (Mexico); roble, teposcohuite
Other name	bans (mam, Guatemala); huite (zacapa); sical (mam, Guatemala)
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Latin name	Quercus convallata Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco, Nayarit)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus reticulata f. apus (Trel.) A.Camus Quercus reticulata f. inclusa (Trel.) A.Camus Quercus rhodophlebia f. apus Trel. Quercus rhodophlebia f. inclusa Trel.
English name	Huichol oak
French name	chêne des Huichol
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Latin name	Quercus copeyensis C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	ElCopey oak
French name	chêne d'El Copey
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Latin name	Quercus corrugata Hook.
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 corrugata var. granulifera Trel. Quercus corrugata var. ipalensis Trel. Quercus corrugata var. microcarpa Wenz. Quercus corrugata var. typica A.Camus Quercus cyclobalanoides Trel. Quercus pilgeriana Seemen Quercus reevesii Trel.
English name	corrugated oak
French name	chêne plissé
Spanish name	bellota (Honduras); chicharro (Guatemala); encino blanco, marcota (Honduras); roble (El Salvador); roble de montaña (Honduras)
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Latin name	Quercus cortesii Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: E Sierra Madre to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D?
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Synonym	Quercus anglohondurensis C.H.Müll.
English name	Cortesi oak
French name	chêne de Cortesi
Spanish name	lengua de vaca, malcote (Honduras); sauce (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Quercus costaricensis Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci
Use	ex (threatened by the charcoal industry) fw (charcoal) ti (bridges, decorative veneer, fence posts, flooring, furniture, general heavy construction, marine and rural construction, mine props, piling for furnitue, posts, quay piling, railroad ties, tool handles, trench)
Synonym	Quercus costaricencis f. kuntzei Trel. Quercus endresi Trel. Quercus irazuensis Kuntze
English name	CostaRica oak; oak
French name	chêne du Costa Rica
Spanish name	encino (Costa Rica); encino blanco, encino colorado; roble, roble encino (Costa Rica); roble negro
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Latin name	Quercus crassifolia Humb. & Bonpl.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D [E]
Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Quercus brachystachys Benth. Quercus crassifolia var. errans (Trel.) E.F.Warb. Quercus errans Trel. Quercus moreliana Trel. Quercus orbiculata Trel. Quercus spinulosa M.Martens & Galeotti Quercus splendens var. pallidior A.DC. Quercus stipularis Humb. & Bonpl.
English name	thickleaf oak
French name	chêne à feuilles épaisses
Spanish name	chicharrón, encino, encino blanco, encino carrocero, encino chicharrón, encino hoja ancha, encino roble, excalahuate, hoja ancha; patán (Guatemala); roble
Other name	col (mam, Guatemala); masket (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Quercus crassipes Humb. & Bonpl.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	ti
Synonym	Quercus castanea var. glabrata (Liebm. ex Seem.) A.DC. Quercus colimae Trel. Quercus colimae f. zauzillo Trel. Quercus confertifolia Humb. & Bonpl. non Torr. Quercus crassipes var. angustifolia Humb. & Bonpl. Quercus mexicana Benth. non Humb. & Bonpl. Quercus mexicana var. confertifolia (Humb. & Bonpl.) Wenz. Quercus mexicana var. glabrata Liebm. ex Seem. Quercus mexicana f. angustifolia (Humb. & Bonpl.) Trel. Quercus mexicana f. confertifolia (Humb. & Bonpl.) Trel. Quercus mexicana f. glabrata (Liebm. ex Seem.) Trel.
English name	thickpeduncle oak
French name	chêne à gros pédoncules
Spanish name	blanco chino, encino, encino blanco, encino chilillo, encino colorado, encino laurel, encino manzanillo, encino oreja de ratón
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Latin name	Quercus crispifolia Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala, El Salvador) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L?
Foliage	D? E?
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Synonym	Quercus amphioxys Trel. Quercus incrassata Trel.
English name	crispedleaf oak
French name	chêne à feuilles crispées
Spanish name	encino, roble, roble amarillo (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Quercus crispipilis Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
Use	ma (wax)
Synonym	Quercus cerifera Trel. Quercus cinnamomea Trel.
English name	crispedhair oak
French name	chêne à poils crispés
Spanish name	chiquinib (Mexico); encino
Other name	ma-ach (mam, Guatemala)
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Latin name	Quercus cuajimalpana Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Federal District)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D
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English name	Cuajimalpa oak
French name	chêne de Cuajimalpa
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Latin name	Quercus cubana A.Rich.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	acid
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Synonym	Quercus cubana Nutt. Quercus oleoides ssp. sagraeana (Nutt.) Borhidi Quercus oleoides ssp. sagraena (Nutt.) E.Murray Quercus oleoides var. sagraena (Nutt.) C.H.Müll. Quercus sagraena Nutt. Quercus virginiana var. sagraena (Nutt.) Trel.
English name	Cuban oak
French name	chêne de Cuba
Spanish name	encina, encino (Cuba)
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Latin name	Quercus davidsoniae Standl.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Quercus tomentocaulis C.H.Müll.
English name	Davidson oak
French name	chêne de Davidson
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Latin name	Quercus deserticola Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	[E]
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Synonym	Quercus deserticola var. incisa Trel.
English name	deserticolous oak
French name	chêne du désert
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Latin name	Quercus devia Goldman
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SW North America (end Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ex?
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English name	Devi oak
French name	chêne de Devi
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Latin name	Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: S California and Channel Islands)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel [sci] xer
Use	fd fr fw ti
Synonym	Quercus douglasii var. ransomii (Kellogg) Beissn. Quercus oblongifolia var. breviloba Torr. Quercus ransomii Kellogg
English name	blue oak; California blue oak, hill oak, iron oak, mountain oak p.p., mountain white oak, rock oak p.p.
French name	chêne bleu; chêne de Douglas
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Other name	Blaueiche (german); quercia di Douglas (italian)
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