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Latin name	Quercus tomentella Engelm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW SW North America (end USA: California and Mexico: Baja California, Isla Guadalupe)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Quercus chrysolepis ssp. tomentella (Engelm.) E.Murray Quercus chrysolepis var. tomentella (Engelm.) E.Murray Quercus tomentella var. conjungens Trel. Quercus tomentella f. conjugens (Trel.) Trel.
English name	island oak; Channel Island oak (USA); island live oak
French name	chêne insulaire
Spanish name	encino
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Latin name	Quercus tonduzii Seemen
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Costa Rica: Volcán Poas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Quercus seemanii ssp. tonduzii (Seemen) E.Murray Quercus seemanii var. tonduzii (Seemen) E.Murray
English name	Tonduz oak
French name	chêne de Tonduz
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Latin name	Quercus totutlensis A.DC.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage	D
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English name	Totutla oak
French name	chêne de Totutla
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Latin name	Quercus toumeyi Sarg.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (Mexico: Sonora, Chihuahua; USA: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	[S]?
Foliage	D E
Ecology	xer
Use	fr
Synonym	Quercus hartmanii Trel.
English name	Toumey oak
French name	chêne de Toumey
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Latin name	Quercus toxicodendrifolia Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Hidalgo, Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D?
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English name	poisonsumacleaf oak
French name	chêne à feuilles de toxicodendron
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Latin name	Quercus transmontana Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Michoacán, Guanajuato)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	tree?
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Synonym	Quercus transmontana var. lata Trel. Quercus transmontana f. lata (Trel.) A.Camus
English name	transmontane oak
French name	chêne transmontain
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Latin name	Quercus treleaseana A.Camus
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Guerrero, Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	?
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Synonym	Quercus laurina var. major (A.DC.) Wenz. Quercus major (A.DC.) Trel. Quercus nitens var. major A.DC.
English name	Guerrero oak
French name	chêne de Guerrero
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Latin name	Quercus tridens Bonpl.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: San Luis Potosí, Durango, Hidalgo)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	?
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Synonym	Quercus castanea var. tridens (Bonpl.) A.DC.
English name	trident oak
French name	chêne tridenté
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Latin name	Quercus trinitatis Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Puebla, Hidalgo)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L?
Foliage	D?
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English name	Trinidad oak
French name	chêne de Trinidad
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Latin name	Quercus tristis Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus castanea A.DC. non Née Quercus castanea var. sublobata A.DC. Quercus consociata Trel. Quercus scherzeri Trel. Quercus tristis f. mixcoensis Trel. Quercus tristis f. niederleini Trel. Quercus tristis f. sublobata Trel. Quercus tristis f. vulcani Trel.
English name	bitter oak
French name	chêne amer
Spanish name	encino, encino de la herradura, roble (Guatemala)
Other name	machichi (mam, Guatemala)
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Latin name	Quercus tuberculata Liebm.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SW SC North America (Mexico: S Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Durango)
North America distribution zone	SW SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus aurantiaca Trel. Quercus idonea Goldman Quercus polymorpha A.DC. non Schltdl. & Cham. Quercus standleyi Trel. Quercus tuberculata f. latifolia Martínez
English name	tuberculate oak
French name	chêne tubéreux
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Latin name	Quercus turbinella Greene
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW MC SC North America (USA: California to Colorado and Texas; Mexico: N Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D E
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Quercus dumosa ssp. turbinella (Greene) E.Murray Quercus dumosa var. turbinella (Greene) Jeps. Quercus subturbinella Trel. Quercus turbinella var. turbinella Greene
English name	turbinella oak; scrub oak, shrub live oak; Sonoran scrub oak (USA)
French name	chêne turbinella
Spanish name	encino
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Latin name	Quercus uhdeana Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Hidalgo)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage	[E]
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English name	Uhde oak
French name	chêne de Uhde
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Latin name	Quercus undata Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Durango)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D?
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English name	undulate oak
French name	chêne ondulé
Spanish name	encino blanco (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus urbanii Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco, Durango, Zacatecas, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Quercus conzattii Trel. Quercus pennivenia Trel. Quercus radiata Trel. Quercus urbanii f. parvifolia Martínez
English name	Urban oak
French name	chêne d'Urban
Spanish name	encino cucharilla, toché (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus uxoris McVaugh
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco, Colima, Guerrero, Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
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Use	fw
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English name	uxoris oak
French name	chêne uxoris
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Latin name	Quercus vaseyana Buckley
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Texas; Mexico: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	D E
Ecology	mes xer calc
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Synonym	Quercus pungens ssp. vaseyana (Buckley) E.Murray Quercus pungens var. vaseyana (Buckley) C.H.Müll. Quercus sillae Trel. Quercus undulata var. vaseyana (Buckley) Rydb.
English name	Vasey oak; shin oak
French name	chêne de Vasey
Spanish name	encino
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Latin name	Quercus velutina Lam.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel [mes] xer
Use	dr (astringent) dr(ob) (Native Americans used it as antiseptic, as emetic, as tonic, for chapped skin, chills, chronic disentery, fever, hoarseness, indigestion, lung trouble, milky urine, mouth sores, sore eyes) fr ma (tanbark, yellow dye called quercitron) pl (ornamental) sa ti tx (fruits is toxic for animals)
Synonym	Quercus coccinea var. nigrescens A.DC. Quercus coccinea var. tinctoria (W.Bartram ex Michx.) A.DC. Quercus discolor Aiton Quercus leiodermis Ashe Quercus magnifica Dippel Quercus missouriensis Ashe Quercus nigra Du Roi non L. Quercus rubra var. tinctoria (W.Bartram) Kuntze Quercus tinctoria W.Bartram Quercus tinctoria var. angulosa Michx. Quercus tinctoria var. macrophylla Dippel Quercus tinctoria var. nobilis Dippel Quercus tinctoria var. pseudoxalapensis Ettingsh. & Krasan Quercus tinctoria var. sinuosa Michx. Quercus tinctoria f. magnifica Dippel Quercus valentina Lam. ex Steud. Quercus velutina var. macrophylla (Dippel) Trel. Quercus velutina var. missouriensis (Ashe) Sarg. Quercus velutina f. angulosa (Michx.) Trel. Quercus velutina f. dilaniata Trel. Quercus velutina f. magnifica (Dippel) Trel. Quercus velutina f. missouriensis (Ashe) Trel. Quercus velutina f. nobilis (Dippel) Trel. Quercus velutina f. obovata Trel. Quercus velutina f. sinuosa (Michx.) Trel.
English name	black oak; Dyer's oak; quercitron (Canada); quercitron black oak, quercitron oak, smooth-bark oak, yellow bark oak, yellow oak p.p., yellow-bark oak; yellow-barked oak (Canada)
French name	chêne des teinturiers; chêne noir p.p. (Canada); chêne quercitron, chêne velouté; quercitron (Canada)
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Other name	Amerikanische Färbereiche, Färbereiche (german); quercia dei tintori (italian)
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Latin name	Quercus vexans Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Oaxaca, Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus candolleana Trel. p.p. Quercus tonaguiae Trel.
English name	Huatusco oak
French name	chêne de Huatusco
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Latin name	Quercus vicentensis Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala, El Salvador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	[E]
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Synonym	Quercus comasaguana Trel.
English name	SanVincente oak
French name	chêne de San Vincente
Spanish name	roble, roble negro (El Salvador)
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Latin name	Quercus viminea Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW SC North America (USA: Arizona; Mexico: Chihuahua, Sonora to Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	MW SC
Height	M
Foliage	E [D]
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Synonym	Quercus bolanyosensis Trel.
English name	osierlike oak
French name	chêne osier
Spanish name	encino sauce (Mexico)
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Latin name	Quercus virginiana Mill.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Texas to Virginia to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	[E]
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	cl (emblem tree of Georgia State of USA) dr(ob) (the Houma used it for healing disentry) fd fr fw pl ti (posts, ship building)
Synonym	Quercus andromeda Riddel Quercus andromeda f. nana Trel. Quercus hemisphaerica hort. ex Endl. non W.Bartram ex Willd. Quercus phellos var. obtusifolia Lam. Quercus phellos var. sempervirens Marshall Quercus sempervirens Walter Quercus virens Aiton Quercus virginiana var. eximea Sarg. Quercus virginiana var. typica A.Camus Quercus virginiana var. virescens Sarg.
English name	Virginia oak; southern live oak, Virginia live oak
French name	chêne de Virginie; chêne de Caroline, chêne des sables, chêne vert, yeuse
Spanish name	encina, encino
Other name	Virginische Eiche (german); quercia della Virginia (italian)
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Latin name	Quercus wislizeni A.DC.
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	fw
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English name	interior oak; highland live oak, interior live oak, sierra live oak
French name	chêne de l'intérieur; chêne vert de l'intérieur
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Latin name	Quercus wislizeni Engelm. var. wislizeni
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 wislizeni var. extima (Jeps.) Jeps. Quercus wislizeni f. extima Jeps.
English name	typical interior oak
French name	chêne de l'intérier typique
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Latin name	Quercus xalapensis Humb. & Bonpl.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Quercus xalapensis f. jalapae Trel. Quercus xalapensis f. surculina Trel.
English name	Jalapa oak
French name	chêne de Jalapa
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Latin name	Quercus zempoaltepecana Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage	D?
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English name	Zempoaltepec oak
French name	chêne de Zempoaltepec
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Latin name	Quetzalia Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution
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English name	quetzalia
French name	quetzalia
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Latin name	Quetzalia contracta (Lundell) Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Oaxaca, Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Microtropis contracta Lundell
English name	contracted quetzalia
French name	quetzalia contracté
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Latin name	Quetzalia guatemalensis (Sprague) Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Microtropis guatemalensis Sprague
English name	Guatemala quetzalia
French name	quetzalia du Guatemala
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Latin name	Quetzalia occidentalis (Loes.) Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Oaxaca, Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Microtropis occidentalis Loes.
English name	western quetzalia
French name	quetzalia de l'Ouest
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