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Quercus robur, the pedunculate oak or English oak, [3] [4] is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. It is a large tree, native to most of Europe and western Asia , and is widely cultivated in other temperate regions.
Quercus robur L. – pedunculate oak, English oak or French oak – Europe, West Asia; Quercus rugosa Née – netleaf oak or Rugosa oak – # southwestern U.S., northwestern Mexico; Quercus × schuettei Trel. — Schuette's oak — US, Canada; Quercus sebifera Trel. – # Mexico; Quercus segoviensis Liebm. – Mexico and northern Central America
California live oak; coastal live oak Fagaceae (beech family) 801 Quercus alba: white oak Fagaceae (beech family) 802 Quercus arkansana: Arkansas oak Fagaceae (beech family) Quercus austrina: bastard white oak Fagaceae (beech family) Quercus bicolor: swamp white oak Fagaceae (beech family) 804 Quercus brantii: Brant's oak Fagaceae (beech family ...
In spring, a single oak tree produces both staminate ('male') flowers in the form of catkins, and small pistillate ('female') flowers, [4] meaning that the trees are monoecious. The fruit is a nut called an acorn , borne in a cup-like structure known as a cupule ; each acorn usually contains one seed and takes 6–18 months to mature, depending ...
The following is a list of vascular plants, ... English name: Scientific name: ... English oak: Quercus robur: W10: Sessile oak:
Quercus durata, commonly known as leather oak, is a species of oak in the white oak group (subgenus Quercus, section Quercus). The common name "leather oak" is derived from the leathery texture on the lop of its leaves. It is endemic to California, common in the Coast Ranges and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
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Its foliage is remarkable for its size, among the largest of all oaks, consisting of a short hairy petiole, 1–1.5 centimetres (3 ⁄ 8 – 5 ⁄ 8 inch) long, and a blade 10–40 cm (4– 15 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and 15–30 cm (6–12 in) broad, with a shallowly lobed margin; the form is reminiscent of an enormous pedunculate oak leaf. The ...