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Latin name	Quercus dumosa Nutt.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California; Mexico: Baja California Norte)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	M
Foliage	[E]
Ecology	xer
Use	dr(ob) (the Luisenos used gall nuts for sores and wounds and as astringent) ex
Synonym	Quercus dumosa var. elegantula (Greene) Jeps. Quercus dumosa var. linearis (Trel.) A.Camus Quercus dumosa var. populifolia (Trel.) A.Camus Quercus dumosa f. crispata Trel. Quercus dumosa f. diversifolia Trel. Quercus dumosa f. insularis Trel. Quercus dumosa f. linearis Trel. Quercus dumosa f. longigemma Trel. Quercus dumosa f. microcarpa Trel. Quercus dumosa f. myrtifolia Trel. Quercus dumosa f. populifolia Trel.
English name	bushy oak; California scrub oak, coastal sage scrub oak
French name	chêne broussailleux; chêne broussailleux de Californie
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Other name	quercia cespugliosa, quercia dumosa (italian)
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Latin name	Quercus durifolia Seemen
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D?
Ecology	mes
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English name	hardleaf oak
French name	chêne à feuilles dures
Spanish name	encino colorado, encino laurelillo
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Latin name	Quercus eduardii Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Queretaro, Durango and Zacatecas, Jalisco to San Luis Potosí)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	ti
Synonym	Quercus eduardii f. cespitifera Trel. Quercus nitidissima Trel. Quercus oligodonta Seemen ex Loes. non Saporta
English name	Edward oak
French name	chêne d'Edward
Spanish name	encino colorado (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J.Hill
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: North Dakota to Missouri to Ohio)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	M [L]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg->xer
Use	dr(ob) (the Menominee used it to treat suppressed menses caused by cold) fr ti
Synonym	Quercus ellipsoidalis var. coccinioides Farw. Quercus ellipsoidalis var. kaposianensis J.W.Moore Quercus ellipsoidalis f. heterophylla Trel. Quercus ellipsoidalis f. incurva Trel.
English name	jack oak; black oak p.p., Hill oak; Hill's oak (USA); Hills oak; northern pin oak (Canada); upland pin oak
French name	chêne ellipsoïdal; chêne des marais du Nord; chêne jack (Canada)
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Latin name	Quercus elliptica Née
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D E
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Quercus atrescentirhachis Trel.? Quercus botryocarpa Trel. Quercus chiquihuitillonis Trel. Quercus coccinata Trel.? Quercus exaristata Trel. Quercus lanceolata M.Martens & Galeotti ex A.DC. Quercus langlassei Trel. Quercus linguaefolia Liebm. Quercus oajacana Liebm. Quercus peradifolia Warb. Quercus salicifolia var. oajacana (Liebm.) Wenz.
English name	elliptic oak
French name	chêne elliptique
Spanish name	encino (Honduras)
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Latin name	Quercus emoryi Torr.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW MC SC North America (USA: Arizona to Texas; Mexico: Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hel xer
Use	fd (acorn) fr (acorn) fw ti
Synonym	Quercus balsequillana Trel. Quercus duraznillo Trel. Quercus duraznillo f. bullata Trel. Quercus duraznillo f. cochutensis Trel. Quercus duraznillo f. pinetorum Trel. Quercus hastata Liebm.
English name	Emory oak; black oak p.p., blackjack oak p.p., Emory's oak, Emorys black oak (USA)
French name	chêne d'Emory
Spanish name	bellota; encino, encino colorado, encino duraznillo, encino prieto (Mexico); roble negro
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Latin name	Quercus engelmannii Greene
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California; Mexico: Baja California Norte)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	M
Foliage	[E]
Ecology	xer
Use	fw
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English name	Engelmann oak; Engelmann's oak (USA); evergreen white oak, mesa oak
French name	chêne d'Engelmann
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Latin name	Quercus erubescens Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Guerrero)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	tree?
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English name	turningred oak
French name	chêne rougissant
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Latin name	Quercus esperanzae Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Puebla, Tlaxcala, Mexico State, Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus ferruginea Fourn. non F.Michx. Quercus fournieri Trel.
English name	Esperanza oak
French name	chêne de l'Esperanza
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Latin name	Quercus eugeniifolia Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Quercus bumelioides Liebm. Quercus eugeniifolia f. petiolata Trel.
English name	eugenialike oak
French name	chêne à feuilles d'eugénie
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Latin name	Quercus excelsa Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco, Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
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English name	lofty oak
French name	chêne élevé
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Latin name	Quercus falcata Michx.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Missouri to New Jersey, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel mes->xer
Use	dr (Native Americans used it in various ways to treat indigestion, chronic disentry, sores, chapped skin, chills and fever, lost voice, asthma, milky urine and as antiseptic, tonic and emetic) fr fw pl sa ti
Synonym	Quercus aurea Raf. Quercus cuneata Wangenh. Quercus cuneata var. falcata (Michx.) Dippel Quercus digitata Sudw. Quercus elongata Muhl. Quercus falcata Michx. var. falcata Quercus falcata var. ludoviciana A.DC. Quercus falcata var. triloba (Michx.) Nutt. Quercus falcata var. typica A.Camus Quercus falcata f. angustior E.J.Palmer & Steyerm. Quercus falcata f. cuneata Trel. Quercus falcata f. houbae Trel. Quercus falcata f. obovata Trel. Quercus falcata f. triloba (Michx.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm. Quercus hudsoniana Dippel Quercus hypophlaeos Petz. & G.Kirchn. Quercus nigra var. digitata Marshall Quercus nigra var. falcata (Michx.) Kuntze Quercus nigra var. triloba (Michx.) Kuntze Quercus nobilis K.Koch Quercus rubra L. p.p. Quercus rubra Sarg. Quercus rubra var. montana Marshall Quercus rubra f. cuneata Trel. Quercus rubra f. falcata (Michx.) Trel. Quercus rubra f. triloba (Michx.) Trel. Quercus triloba Michx.
English name	southern oak; American red oak, cherry bark oak, red oak p.p.; southern red oak (USA); Spanish oak, water oak p.p.
French name	chêne digité; chêne à feuilles en faucille, chêne d'Espagne, chêne rouge du sud, chêne rouge p.p.
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Latin name	Quercus felipensis Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	tree?
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English name	SanFelipe oak
French name	chêne de San Felipe
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Latin name	Quercus floccosa Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Oaxaca, Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage	D?
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English name	floccose oak
French name	chêne floconneux
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Latin name	Quercus fulva Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus rosei Trel.
English name	tawny oak
French name	chêne fauve
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Latin name	Quercus furfuracea Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Puebla, Michoacán)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L?
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus acutifolia A.DC. p.p. non Née Quercus acutifolia var. furfuracea Oerst.
English name	scaly oak
French name	chêne écailleux
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Latin name	Quercus fusiformis Small
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Oklahoma, Texas; Mexico: Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	L
Foliage	[E]
Ecology	xer calc
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Synonym	Quercus oleoides var. quaterna C.H.Müll. p.p. Quercus virginiana ssp. fusiformis (Small) E.Murray Quercus virginiana var. fusiformis (Small) Sarg.
English name	Texas oak; live oak p.p.; Plateau oak (USA); scrub live oak, Texas live oak
French name	chêne du Texas
Spanish name	encino
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Latin name	Quercus galeottii M.Martens
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Puebla, Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E?
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English name	Galeotti oak
French name	chêne de Galeotti
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Latin name	Quercus gambelii Nutt.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW MC SC North America (USA: Nevada to South Dakota, Arizona to Texas; Mexico: Sonora, Coahuila, Chihuahua)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
Use	dr(ob) (Navajo-Ramah used it to alleviate postpartum pain, as a cathartic, as a ceremonial emetic and as a life medicine) fd (acorn) fr fw (fuel) ti
Synonym	Quercus alba var. gunnisonii Torr. & A.Gray Quercus confusa Wooton & Standl. Quercus douglasii var. gambelii (Nutt.) A.DC. Quercus douglasii var. novomexicana A.DC. Quercus eastwoodiae Rydb. Quercus gambelii Liebm. Quercus gambelii ssp. eugambelii A.Camus Quercus gambelii ssp. vreelandii (Rydb.) A.Camus Quercus gambelii var. bonina S.L.Welsh Quercus gambelii var. bonnina S.L.Welsh Quercus gambelii Nutt. var. gambelii Quercus gambelii var. gunnisonii (Torr. & A.Gray) Wenz. Quercus gambelii var. novomexicana (A.DC.) Garrett Quercus gambelii var. utahensis (A.DC.) Garret Quercus gambelii var. vreelandii (Rydb.) A.Camus Quercus gunnisonii Rydb. Quercus leptophylla Rydb. Quercus lesueurii C.H.Müll. Quercus marshii C.H.Müll. Quercus media Wooton & Standl. Quercus nitescens Rydb. Quercus novomexicana (A.DC.) Rydb. Quercus novomexicana var. andrewsii Trel. Quercus novomexicana var. nitescens (Rydb.) A.Camus Quercus novomexicana var. typica A.Camus Quercus obtusifolia Rydb. Quercus pauciloba ssp. confusa (Wooton & Standl.) A.Camus Quercus stellata var. utahensis A.DC. Quercus submollis Rydb. Quercus subobtusifolia A.Camus Quercus undulata var. gambelii (Nutt.) Engelm. Quercus undulata var. gunnisonii (Torr. & A.Gray) Engelm. Quercus undulata var. obtusifolia A.DC. Quercus utahensis (A.DC.) Rydb. Quercus utahensis ssp. submollis (Rydb.) A.Camus Quercus utahensis ssp. euutahensis A.Camus Quercus utahensis var. mollis Sarg. Quercus utahensis var. submollis (Rydb.) Sarg. Quercus vreelandii Rydb.
English name	Gambel oak; Gambel's oak, Rocky Mountain white oak, shin oak, Utah white oak, white oak p.p.
French name	chêne de Gambel
Spanish name	encino
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Latin name	Quercus garryana Douglas ex Hook.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	NW MW North America (Canada: British Columbia; USA: Washington to California)
North America distribution zone	NW MW
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel [hyg] [mes] xer acid
Use	dr(ob) (used by Native Americans to treat tuberculosis and as drink and rub for mother before childbirth) fd (acorn) fr fw ti (fence)
Synonym	Quercus breweri Engelm. Quercus douglasii var. neaei (Liebm.) A.DC. Quercus garryana var. breweri (Engelm.) Jeps. Quercus garryana var. jacobi (R.Br.ter) Zabel Quercus jacobi R.Br.ter Quercus lobata var. breweri (Engelm.) Wenz. Quercus neaei Liebm.
English name	Oregon oak; Brewer oak; British Columbia-oak, Garry oak (Canada); mountain white oak; Oregon white oak (Canada, USA); Pacific post oak (Canada); post oak p.p., shin oak; western whiteoak (Canada); white oak p.p.
French name	chêne de l'Oregon; chêne blanc de Garry, chêne blanc de l'Oregon, chêne de Garry, chêne garry
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Other name	Oregon-Eiche (german); quercia dell' Oregon (italian)
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Latin name	Quercus garryana Douglas ex Hook. var. garryana
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW North America (Canada: S British Columbia; USA: Washington, Oregon, California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	M
Foliage	D
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English name	typical Oregon oak
French name	chêne de l'Oregon typique
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Latin name	Quercus garryana var. semota Jeps.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: Oregon, California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S?
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Synonym	Quercus oerstediana R.Br.ter
English name	Kaweah Oregon oak
French name	chêne de l'Oregon Kaweah
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Latin name	Quercus geminata (Sarg.) Small
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (USA: Louisiana to North Carolina and Florida)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	L
Foliage	[E]
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Synonym	Quercus geminata var. grandifolia (Sarg.) Trel. Quercus geminata f. maritima (Chapm.) Trel. Quercus virens var. maritima (Michx.) Chapm. Quercus virginiana var. geminata (Small) Sarg. Quercus virginiana var. grandifolia Sarg. Quercus virginiana var. maritima (Chapm.) Sarg. Quercus virginiana var. maritima (Michx.) Sarg.
English name	sand oak; sand live oak
French name	chêne géminé
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Latin name	Quercus gentryi C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sinaloa and Durango to Michoacán)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	Gentry oak
French name	chêne de Gentry
Spanish name	encino avellano cimarrón, encino chilillo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus georgiana M.A.Curtis
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	ME North America (USA: Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
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English name	Georgia oak; Stone Mountain oak
French name	chêne de Georgie
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Latin name	Quercus germana Schltdl. & Cham.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (NE and E Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L?
Foliage	D?
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Synonym	Quercus germana ssp. eugermana A.Camus
English name	German oak
French name	chêne de German
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Latin name	Quercus germana Schltdl. & Cham. var. germana
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (NE and E Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L?
Foliage	D?
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Synonym	Quercus germana ssp. subsquarrosa A.Camus Quercus germana var. echinata Trel.
English name	typical German oak
French name	chêne de German typique
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Latin name	Quercus germana var. lemmoni Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L?
Foliage	D?
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English name	Lemmon German oak
French name	chêne de German de Lemmon
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Latin name	Quercus ghiesbreghtii M.Martens & Galeotti
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	E
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English name	Ghiesbreght oak
French name	chêne de Ghiesbreght
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Latin name	Quercus glabrescens Benth.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Mexico State, Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
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English name	glabrate oak
French name	chêne glabrescent
Spanish name	encino, encino roble, roble (Mexico)
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