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Latin name	Quercus sapotifolia Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D E?
Ecology
Use	ma (tannin)
Synonym	Quercus amissaeloba Trel. Quercus amissiloba Trel. Quercus apanecana Trel. Quercus donnell-smithii Trel. Quercus donnellsmithii Trel. Quercus elliptica var. microcarpa A.DC. Quercus microcarpa Liebm. non Lapeyr. Quercus parviglans Trel. Quercus parviglans f. polycarpa Trel. Quercus parviglans f. tejadana Trel. Quercus persiifolia var. achoteana Trel. ex Yunck. Quercus sapotaefolia Liebm. Quercus siguatepequeana Trel. Quercus wesmaelii Trel.
English name	chicleleaf oak; oak (Belize)
French name	chêne à feuilles de sapotillier
Spanish name	encino (Belize); encino curtidor (Honduras); encino malcote (El Salvador); roble
Other name	xaccoy (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Quercus sartorii Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Quercus sartorii f. magna Trel.
English name	Sartori oak
French name	chêne de Sartori
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Latin name	Quercus schenckiana Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Puebla, Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D?
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English name	Schenck oak
French name	chêne de Schenck
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Latin name	Quercus scytophylla Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sinaloa to Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Quercus campanariensis Trel. Quercus epileuca Trel. Quercus incarnata Trel. Quercus incarnata f. ampla Trel. Quercus incarnata f. grosseserrata Trel. Quercus incarnata f. longa Trel.
English name	cassineleaf oak
French name	chêne à feuilles de cassine
Spanish name	encino blanco, encino prieto, encino rosillo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus sebifera Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ma (wax for candles)
Synonym	Quercus sebifera f. comitanensis Trel.
English name	waxbearing oak
French name	chêne à cire
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Latin name	Quercus seemannii Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
Use	fw (charcoal) ti (agricultural goods, flooring, heavy construction, mine props, posts, railroad ties, trench)
Synonym	Quercus boquetensis Standl. Quercus chiriquiensis Trel. ex C.H.Müll. Quercus citrifolia Liebm. Quercus salicifolia var. seemanii (Liebm.) Wenz.
English name	Seemann oak
French name	chêne de Seemann
Spanish name	bellota (Honduras); encino, roble (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Quercus segoviensis Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D?
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Synonym	Quercus reticulata var. segoviensis (Liebm.) Wenz.
English name	Segovia oak
French name	chêne de Segovia
Spanish name	encino (Guatemala); roble (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Quercus seibertii C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Seibert oak
French name	chêne de Seibert
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Latin name	Quercus shumardii Buckley
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Kansas to Pennsylvania, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci hyg->mes
Use	fr pl ti
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English name	Shumard oak; Schneck oak, Schneck red oak, Shumard red oak, Shumard's red oak, southern red oak, spotted oak, swamp oak p.p., swamp red oak
French name	chêne de Shumard; chêne shumard
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Other name	quercia di Shumard (italian); Shumards Eiche (german)
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Latin name	Quercus shumardii var. schneckii (Britton) Sarg.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC North America (USA: Kansas to Pennsylvania, Texas to Alabama)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus schneckii Britton
English name	Schneck Shumard oak; Schneck oak, Schneck red oak (USA)
French name	chêne de Shumard de Schneck
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Latin name	Quercus shumardii Buckley var. shumardii
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Kansas to Pensylvania, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci hyg->mes
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Synonym	Quercus shumardii var. macrocarpa (Torr.) Shinners
English name	typical Shumard oak
French name	chêne de Shumard typique; chêne shumard typique
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Latin name	Quercus shumardii var. stenocarpa Laughlin
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Missouri, Illinois)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L?
Foliage	D
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English name	narrowfruit Shumard oak
French name	chêne de Shumard à fruits étroits
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Latin name	Quercus sideroxyla Humb. & Bonpl.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chihuahua to Guanajuato)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L?
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Quercus omissa A.DC. Quercus sideroxyla f. aquifolia Trel. Quercus sideroxyla f. ciliifera Trel.
English name	SantaRosa oak
French name	chêne de Santa Rosa
Spanish name	encino colorado (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus similis Ashe
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC North America (USA: Texas to South Carolina)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Quercus ashei Sterrett Quercus mississippiensis Ashe Quercus stellata ssp. paludosa (Sarg.) E.Murray Quercus stellata var. mississippiensis (Ashe) Little Quercus stellata var. paludosa Sarg. Quercus stellata var. similis (Ashe) Sudw.
English name	Delta oak; bayou post oak, bottom-land post oak, Delta post oak, Mississippi Valley oak, red oak p.p.; swamp post oak (USA); yellow oak p.p.
French name	chêne du Delta; chêne rouge p.p.
Spanish name	roble rojo
Other name	Roteiche (german)
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Latin name	Quercus sinuata Walter
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC North America (USA: Texas and Oklahoma to South Carolina and Florida; Mexico: Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
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English name	sinuate oak; bastard oak, bastard white oak, greenleaved bastard oak (USA)
French name	chêne sinueux
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Latin name	Quercus sinuata var. breviloba (Torr.) C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Texas, Oklahoma; Mexico: Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	[S]?
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes->xer calc
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Synonym	Quercus annulata Buckley non Sm. Quercus breviloba (Torr.) Sarg. Quercus breviloba ssp. eubreviloba A.Camus Quercus breviloba ssp. pseudocrispata (A.Camus) A.Camus Quercus breviloba f. argentata Trel. Quercus durandii var. breviloba (Torr.) E.J.Palmer Quercus durandii var. san-sabeana (Buckley) Buckley Quercus obtusifolia var. breviloba Torr. Quercus pseudocrispata A.Camus Quercus san-sabeana Buckley Quercus sinuata ssp. breviloba (Torr.) E.Murray Quercus sinuata var. san-sabeana (Buckley) Buckley Quercus undulata var. breviloba (Torr.) Engelm.
English name	Bigelow sinuate oak; Bigelow oak; scalybark oak (USA); scrub oak, shin oak, short lobed Durand oak, short-lobed, shortlobed, white oak p.p.
French name	chêne sinueux de Bigelow
Spanish name	encino
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Latin name	Quercus sinuata Walter var. sinuata
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Texas to South Carolina to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes calc
Use	fr fw
Synonym	Quercus durandii Buckley Quercus emoryi Porter & Coult. Quercus undulata Engelm.
English name	typical sinuate oak; Durand oak, Durand white oak, white oak
French name	chêne sinueux typique
Spanish name	encino
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Latin name	Quercus skinneri Benth.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	fw (charcoal) ma pl sa ti (boats, cabinet work, decorative veneer, flooring, heavy construction, railroad ties)
Synonym	Quercus chiapasensis Trel. Quercus chiapasensis f. cuneifolia Trel. Quercus chiapasensis f. falcilobata Trel. Quercus chiapasensis f. flagellata Trel. Quercus chiapasensis f. longipes Trel. Quercus chiapasensis f. petiolata Trel. Quercus chiapasensis f. subcuneata Trel. Quercus chiapensis Trel. Quercus grandis Liebm. Quercus grandis var. tenuipes Trel. Quercus hemipteroides C.H.Müll. Quercus salvadorensis Trel. Quercus trichodonta Trel.
English name	Skinner oak; oak
French name	chêne de Skinner
Spanish name	arbol de bellota (El Salvador); bellota (Honduras); chicharro; encino, encíno, encino Chiapas, malcote (Honduras); roble (El Salvador, Honduras); roble de montaña (Honduras)
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Latin name	Quercus skutchii Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	D?
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Synonym	Quercus arestigera Trel. Quercus aristigera Trel. Quercus brachystachys f. caerulea Trel. Quercus brachystachys f. venulosa Trel. Quercus chichavacana Trel. Quercus chichavacana f. oblanceolata C.H.Müll. Quercus chichavacana f. sublobata C.H.Müll. Quercus chichavacana f. undulata C.H.Müll. Quercus crispipilis var. pannosifolia (C.H.Müll.) C.H.Müll. Quercus pannosifolia C.H.Müll.
English name	Skutch oak
French name	chêne de Skutch
Spanish name	encino
Other name	masket (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Quercus splendens Née
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Michoacán, Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Synonym	Quercus crassifolia Benth. non Humb. & Bonpl. Quercus glauca Oerst. Quercus sororia Liebm.
English name	shining oak
French name	chêne étincellant
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Latin name	Quercus stellata Wangenh.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC North America (USA: Iowa to New York, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel [sci] hyg->xer calc
Use	dr(ob) (as antiseptic and as wash for fever and chills, chapped skin, chronic disentry, hoarseness, indigestion, milky urine, mouth sores) fr fw pl sa ti
Synonym	Quercus alba var. minor Marshall Quercus floridana Shuttlew. ex A.DC. Quercus fusca Raf. Quercus gonoloba Raf. Quercus heteroloba Raf. Quercus lobulata Sol. ex Sm. Quercus minor (Marshall) Sarg. Quercus obtusiloba Michx. Quercus stellata var. attenuata Sarg. Quercus stellata var. floridana A.DC. Quercus stellata var. heterophylla Ettingsh. & Krasan Quercus stellata var. palmeri Sarg. Quercus stellata var. parviloba Sarg. Quercus stellata f. anomala Sarg. Quercus stellata f. cruciformis Trel. Quercus stellata f. houbae Trel. Quercus stellata f. laevis Trel. Quercus stellata f. mollissima Trel. Quercus stellata f. oblonga Trel. Quercus stellata f. quadrata Trel. Quercus stellata f. reducta Trel. Quercus stellata f. rufescens Trel. Quercus stellata f. sterrettii Trel. Quercus stellata f. tonsa Trel. Quercus villosa Walter
English name	post oak; iron oak, scrub oak, white box-oak
French name	chêne étoilé; chêne à étoiles, chêne à lobes obtus
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Latin name	Quercus strombocarpa Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L?
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Synonym	Quercus insignis var. strombocarpoides Liebm.
English name	twistedfruit oak
French name	chêne à fruits tordus
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Latin name	Quercus subspathulata Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sinaloa, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	D
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English name	subspathulate oak
French name	chêne subspatulé
Spanish name	encino borrego, encino mixcahue (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus substenocarpa Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: San Luis Potosí)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L?
Foliage	D?
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Synonym	Quercus stenobalanus Seemen non Gand.
English name	narrowfruit oak
French name	chêne à fruits étroits
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Latin name	Quercus synthetica Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	tree?
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Synonym	Quercus synthetica var. crenifolia Trel.
English name	Veracruz oak
French name	chêne de Veracruz
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Latin name	Quercus tardifolia C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Coahuila; USA: Chisos Mountains in Texas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ex
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English name	lateleaf oak
French name	chêne tardif
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Latin name	Quercus tenuiloba C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Nuevo León)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L?
Foliage	D?
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Synonym	Quercus tenuiloba f. gracilis C.H.Müll. Quercus tenuiloba f. hirsuta C.H.Müll.
English name	slenderlobe oak
French name	chêne à lobes minces
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Latin name	Quercus tepoxuchilensis Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: San Luis Potosí, Puebla)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus simillima Trel. Quercus tepoxuchilensis f. perplexans Trel.
English name	Tepoxuchil oak
French name	chêne de Tepoxuchil
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Latin name	Quercus texana Buckley
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Missouri to Kentucky, Texas to Alabama)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci hyg [mes]
Use	ti
Synonym	Quercus nuttallii E.J.Palmer Quercus nuttallii var. cachensis E.J.Palmer Quercus palustris f. nuttallii (E.J.Palmer) C.H.Müll. Quercus rubra var. texana (Buckley) Buckley Quercus shumardii ssp. texana (Buckley) E.Murray Quercus shumardii var. texana (Buckley) Ashe
English name	Nuttall oak; Nuttal's oak (USA); pin oak p.p., red oak p.p., red river oak, Spanish oak, spotted oak, Texas oak p.p.; Texas red oak (USA)
French name	chêne de Nuttall
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Latin name	Quercus texcocana Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Hidalgo)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	[S]?
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Synonym	Quercus texcocana var. ampla Trel.
English name	Texcoco oak
French name	chêne de Texcoco
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