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Latin name	Quercus glabrescens Benth. var. glabrescens
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Mexico State, Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage	D?
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Synonym	Quercus glabrescens var. integrifolia Liebm. ex A.DC. Quercus glabrescens var. typica A.Camus
English name	typical glabrate oak
French name	chêne glabrescent typique
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Latin name	Quercus glabrescens var. radlkoferiana (Trel.) A.Camus
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Mexico State, Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage	D?
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Synonym	Quercus radlkoferiana Trel.
English name	Radlkofer glabrate oak
French name	chêne glabrescent de Radlkofer
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Latin name	Quercus glaucescens Humb. & Bonpl.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sinaloa to Oaxaca and Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus chinantlensis Liebm. Quercus cuneifolia A.DC. p.p Quercus cuneifolia Liebm. Quercus cuneifolia Raf. Quercus obscurrirhachis Trel. ? Quercus oerstediana Trel. non R.Br.ter Quercus pinalensis Trel. Quercus texquitzinae Trel. ?
English name	glaucescent oak
French name	chêne glaucescent
Spanish name	encino blanco, encino priete, encino roble (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus glaucoides M.Martens & Galeotti
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Nuevo León to Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	[mes] xer
Use	ti
Synonym	Quercus baldoquinae Trel. Quercus conjugens Trel. Quercus cordata M.Martens & Galeotti Quercus glaucophylla Seemen ex Loes. Quercus glaucophylla var. subrotundifolia C.H.Müll. Quercus glaucophylla f. lobata C.H.Müll. Quercus glaucophylla f. longifolia C.H.Müll. Quercus glaucophylla f. macropetiolata C.H.Müll. Quercus glaucophylla f. tlacolulana Trel. Quercus harmsiana Trel.
English name	glaoucus oak; canyon oak, rock oak p.p., smoky oak
French name	chêne glauque
Spanish name	encino; encino tocuz (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus graciliformis C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: Texas; Mexico: Nuevo León)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	D E
Ecology	ex
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Synonym	Quercus canbyi Trel. Quercus canbyi f. ascendens Trel. Quercus canbyi f. attenuata C.H.Müll. Quercus canbyi f. berlandieri Trel. Quercus canbyi f. concolor C.H.Müll. Quercus canbyi f. karwinskii C.H.Müll. Quercus canbyi f. pedunculata C.H.Müll. Quercus canbyi f. setacea C.H.Müll. Quercus canbyi f. sibovatifolia C.H.Müll. Quercus graciliformis var. parvilobata C.H.Müll. Quercus graciliformis f. parvilobata (C.H.Müll.) C.H.Müll. Quercus karwinskii Trel.
English name	Chisos oak; Chisos mountain oak
French name	chêne de Chisos
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Latin name	Quercus grahamii Benth.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Puebla, Guerrero, Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus acutifolia Liebm. & Oerst. non Née Quercus grahami Benth. Quercus grahamii f. brevipes Trel.
English name	Graham oak
French name	chêne de Graham
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Latin name	Quercus gravesii Sudw.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: Texas; Mexico: Coahuila)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Quercus chesosensis (Sarg.) C.H.Müll. Quercus coccinea var. microcarpa Torr. Quercus shumardii var. microcarpa (Torr.) Shinners Quercus stellipila (Sarg.) H.B.Parks ex Cory Quercus texana Sarg. non Buckley Quercus texana ssp.? stellipila (Sarg.) Sudw. Quercus texana var. chesosensis Sarg. Quercus texana var. stellipila Sarg.
English name	Graves oak; Chisos red oak
French name	chêne de Graves
Spanish name	encino
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Latin name	Quercus greggii (A.DC.) Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Nuevo León, Coahuila, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Synonym	Quercus greggii f. subglabra C.H.Müll. Quercus loeseneri Trel. Quercus reticulata var. gregii A.DC.
English name	Gregg oak
French name	chêne de Gregg
Spanish name	encino (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus grisea Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW MC SC North America (USA: Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas; Mexico: Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	D E
Ecology	xer
Use	fr fw ti
Synonym	Quercus oblongifolia Coult. non Torr. Quercus undulata var. grisea (Liebm.) Engelm.
English name	gray oak; mountain white oak (USA)
French name	chêne gris
Spanish name	encino
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Latin name	Quercus gulielmi-treleasei C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Quercus chiriquina Trel. ex C.H.Müll. Quercus gulielmitreleasei C.H.Müll. Quercus seemanii ssp. gulielmitreleasei (C.H.Müll.) E.Murray Quercus seemanii var. gulielmitreleasei (C.H.Müll.) E.Murray
English name	Trelease oak
French name	chêne de Trelease
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Latin name	Quercus hahnii Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Michoacán, Mexico State, Hidalgo, Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage	D?
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English name	Hahn oak
French name	chêne de Hahn
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Latin name	Quercus havardii Rydb.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC North America (USA: New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
North America distribution zone	MC
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes [xer]
Use	fr
Synonym	Quercus havardi Rydb.
English name	Havard oak; Havard shin oak, shin oak, shinnery oak
French name	chêne de Havard
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Latin name	Quercus hemisphaerica W.Bartram ex Willd.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (USA: Texas to Florida to Virginia)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	L
Foliage	[E]
Ecology	sci [hel] mes
Use	pl
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English name	hemispherical oak; Darlington oak; Darlington's oak (USA); laurel oak p.p.
French name	chêne hémisphérique
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Latin name	Quercus hemisphaerica W.Bartram ex Willd. var. hemisphaerica
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (USA: Texas to Florida to Virginia)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	L?
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English name	typical hemispherical oak
French name	chêne hémisphérique typique
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Latin name	Quercus hemisphaerica var. maritima (Michx.) C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (USA: Louisiana to North Carolina to Florida)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	L?
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Synonym	Quercus laurifolia ssp. maritima (Michx.) E.Murray Quercus laurifolia var. maritima (Michx.) E.Murray Quercus maritima (Michx.) Willd. non W.Bartram Quercus phellos var. maritima Michx.
English name	maritime hemispherical oak
French name	chêne hémisphérique maritime
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Latin name	Quercus hintonii E.F.Warb.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Michoacán, Mexico State)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Quercus apiophylla E.F.Warb. Quercus ochroesthes E.F.Warb. Quercus sagata E.F.Warb.
English name	Hintoni oak
French name	chêne de Hintoni
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Latin name	Quercus hintoniorum Nixon & C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Coahuila)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	Hinton oak
French name	chêne de Hinton
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Latin name	Quercus hondurensis Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L?
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Quercus comayaguana Trel. Quercus guayabalana Trel. Quercus yoroensis Trel. Quercus yoroensis var. aguanana Trel.
English name	Honduras oak
French name	chêne du Honduras
Spanish name	encino, encino de cerro (Honduras); roble amarillo, roble mamilca, roble negro (El Salvador)
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Latin name	Quercus huitamalcana Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Puebla)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage	D?
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Synonym	Quercus serra Liebm. non Unger
English name	Huitamalco oak
French name	chêne de Huitamalco
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Latin name	Quercus humboldtii Bonpl.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama: Darien) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel acid
Use	dr fr fw ma pl sa ti
Synonym	Erythrobalanus duqueana O.Schwarz Erythrobalanus humboldtii (Bonpl.) O.Schwarz Erythrobalanus lindeni (A.DC.) O.Schwarz Erythrobalanus tolimensis (Bonpl.) O.Schwarz Quercus almaguerensis Bonpl. Quercus humboldtii Kotchky ex A.DC. Quercus humboldtii var. lehmanniana Hieron. ex. Trel. Quercus lindeni A.DC. Quercus tolimensis Bonpl.
English name	Humboldt oak
French name	chêne de Humboldt
Spanish name	amarillo roble, roble, roble blanco, roble negro (Colombia)
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Latin name	Quercus hypoleucoides A.Camus
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC SE North America (USA: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas; Mexico: Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango)
North America distribution zone	MC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg xer
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Synonym	Quercus confertifolia Humb. & Bonpl. Quercus confertifolia Torr. Quercus hypoleuca Engelm. non Miq.
English name	silverleaf oak; silver-leaved oak, white-leaf oak; whiteleaf oak (USA)
French name	chêne à feuilles argentées
Spanish name	encino
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Latin name	Quercus hypoxantha Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Coahuila, Nuevo León)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Quercus errans f. graciliramis C.H.Müll.
English name	yellow oak
French name	chêne jaune
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Latin name	Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	ME North America (Canada: SE Ontario; USA: Maine to North Carolina)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer sili
Use	dr (Iroquois used if for treating gynecological problems) fr
Synonym	Quercus banisteri Michx. Quercus discolor var. banisteri (Michx.) Spach Quercus ilicifolia var. georgiana A.Wood Quercus nana (Marshall) Sarg. non Willd. Quercus nigra var. ilicifolia Kuntze Quercus nigra var. pumila Nutt. Quercus pumila Sudw. non Walter Quercus rubra var. nana Marshall
English name	bear oak; scrub oak
French name	chêne à feuilles de houx; chêne de Banister
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Other name	Zwergeiche (german)
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Latin name	Quercus imbricaria Michx.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Kansas to Wisconsin to New York, Oklahoma to Georgia)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	M[L]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel [hyg] mes xer calc [acid] neut
Use	dr (Cherokee used bark for antiseptic, chapped skin, chill, chronic disentery, fever, general sores, general tonic, indigestion, lost voice, milky urine, mouth sores) ti (clapboards, shingles)
Synonym	Erythrobalanus imbricaria (Michx.) O.Schwarz Quercus aprica Raf. Quercus imbricaria var. inaequalifolia Kuntze Quercus imbricaria var. spinulosa A.DC. Quercus latifolia Steud. Quercus phellos var. imbricaria (Michx.) A.DC.
English name	shingle oak; jack oak p.p., laurel oak p.p., northern laurel oak, pin oak p.p.
French name	chêne imbriqué; chêne à feuilles de laurier du nord, chêne à feuilles de laurier p.p., chêne à lattes
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Other name	quercia imbricata (italian); Schindeleiche (german)
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Latin name	Quercus incana W.Bartram
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (USA: Texas to Florida to Virginia) int MC Eurasia
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes xer
Use	fr fw pl ti
Synonym	Quercus brevifolia Sarg. Quercus cinerea Michx. Quercus cinerea var. dentatolobata A.DC. Quercus cinerea f. dentatolobata (A.DC.) Trel. Quercus phellos var. brevifolia Lam. Quercus phellos var. latifolia Marshall Quercus verrucosa Raf.
English name	bluejack oak; bluejack, cinnamon oak, high-ground willow-oak, sandjack, shin oak, turkey oak p.p., upland willow oak
French name	chêne bluejack; chêne gris p.p.
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Latin name	Quercus innuncupata Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Michoacán)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage	D
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English name	Michoacán oak
French name	chêne de Michoacán
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Latin name	Quercus insignis M.Martens & Galeotti
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg?
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Synonym	Quercus schippii Standl.
English name	striking oak
French name	chêne insigne
Spanish name	roble (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Quercus invaginata Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Coahuila)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus invaginata f. purpusiana Trel.
English name	invaginate oak
French name	chêne invaginé
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Latin name	Quercus john-tuckeri Nixon & C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW North America (end USA: L.A.County to Sacramento Valley in California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S?
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Synonym	Quercus turbinella ssp. californica Tucker Quercus turbinella var. californica (Tucker) L.D.Benson
English name	Tucker oak; desert scrub oak
French name	chêne de Tucker
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Latin name	Quercus jonesii Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Durango, Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Quercus coccolobaefolia Trel. Quercus coccolobifolia Trel. Quercus endlichiana Trel. Quercus endlichiana f. minor C.H.Müll. Quercus endlichiana f. serrata C.H.Müll.
English name	Jones oak
French name	chêne de Jones
Spanish name	encino, encino roble, encino verde
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