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The genus Quercus contains about 500 known species, plus about 180 hybrids between them. [1] The genus, as is the case with many large genera , is divided into subgenera and sections . Traditionally, the genus Quercus was divided into the two subgenera Cyclobalanopsis , the ring-cupped oaks, and Quercus , which included all the other sections.
Quercus falcata Michaux [1]: 98 Southern Red Oak, Spanish Oak: Common state-wide Least Concern: Fagaceae: Quercus geminata Small [1]: 99 Sand Live Oak: Lower Coastal Plain: Least Concern: Fagaceae: Quercus georgiana M. A. Curtis [1]: 99 Georgia Oak: Granite outcrops in the Piedmont: Endangered: Fagaceae: Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willd ...
This list may not reflect recent changes. ... List of Quercus species; A. Quercus acatenangensis; Quercus acerifolia; Quercus acherdophylla; Acorn; Quercus acrodonta;
Quercus species by common names ... Pages in category "Quercus taxa by common names" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. ... This list may ...
Like all species of Quercus, those of subgenus Cerris are trees or shrubs with acorn-like fruit in which a cup covers at least the base of the nut.Members of subgenus Cerris are distinguished from members of subgenus Quercus by few morphological features, their separation being largely determined by molecular phylogenetic evidence.
Quercus sect. Quercus has been known, either in whole or part, by a variety of names in the past, including Quercus sect. Albae, Quercus sect. Macrocarpae and Quercus sect. Mesobalanus. Members of the section may be called white oaks. The section includes all white oaks from North America (treated by Trelease as subgenus Leucobalanus). [2]
The genus Quercus is native to the Northern Hemisphere and includes deciduous and evergreen species extending from cool temperate to tropical latitudes in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and North Africa. North America has the largest number of oak species, with approximately 160 species in Mexico, of which 109 are endemic, and about 90 in the ...
Quercus myrtifolia, the myrtle oak, [3] is a North American species of oak. It is native to the southeastern United States ( Mississippi , Alabama , Florida , Georgia , South Carolina ). It is often found in coastal areas on sandy soils.