The Oak tree is well known for its reproductive fruit, a nut called an
"Acorn", that develops in a cup like structure, a "Cupule". Each acorn contains
one seed (rarely two or three) and takes 6 to 18 months to mature, depending on
the species. The flowers are catkins, produced in the spring. Oaks have
spirally arranged leaves, with a lobed margin in many species; some have
serrated leaves or entire leaves with a smooth margin.
Some evergreen Oak trees (especially certain American Species) are given a
grouping common name called "Live Oak". This tree name applies to different
species that have an evergreen growth habit, and does not reflect any taxonomic
classification group, as these species are distantly related in some cases.
Evergreen Oaks (Live Oaks) are identified in the list below by the Δ symbol.
List of Oak Trees, Quercus Genus - All known species, taxa on Earth, organized
by scientific Latin botanical name first and common names second. Evergreen Oaks
(Live Oaks) are identified by the Δ symbol.
| Scientific Tree Name |
Common Tree Name |
Native Location |
| Quercus acerifolia |
Maple-leaved Oak or Mapleleaf Oak |
South Central North America |
| Quercus acuta |
Japanese Evergreen Oak |
Δ Japan, Korea |
| Quercus acutissima |
Sawtooth Oak |
Eastern Asia |
| Quercus agrifolia |
Coast Live Oak |
Δ California, northern Baja California |
| Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia |
California live Oak |
W. California to Mexico (N. Baja California del Norte) |
| Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia |
Coastal live Oak |
W. California to Mexico (N. Baja California del Norte) |
| Quercus ajoensis |
Ajo Mountain scrub Oak |
Arizona, Mexico (N. & C. Baja California) |
| Quercus alba |
White Oak |
Eastern North America |
| Quercus albicaulis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus aliena |
Oriental White Oak |
Eastern Asia |
| Quercus alnifolia |
Golden Oak |
Δ Cyprus |
| Quercus argentata |
? |
Δ Malaysia, Indonesia. |
| Quercus argyrotricha |
? |
Δ Guizhou (China). |
| Quercus arizonica |
Arizona White Oak |
Δ southwestern U.S., nw. Mexico |
| Quercus arkansana |
Arkansas Oak |
SouthEastern North America |
| Quercus augustinii |
? |
Δ China, Vietnam. |
| Quercus austrina |
Bluff Oak, Bastard White Oak |
SouthEastern North America |
| Quercus austrocochinchinensis |
? |
Δ China, Vietnam, Thailand. |
| Quercus austroglauca |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus bella |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus berberidifolia |
California Scrub Oak |
Δ California |
| Quercus bicolor |
Swamp White Oak |
Eastern & midwestern North America |
| Quercus blakei |
? |
Δ China, Vietnam, Laos. |
| Quercus boyntonii |
Boynton Sand Post Oak |
south central North America |
| Quercus brantii |
Persian Oak, Brant's Oak |
south west Asia |
| Quercus buckleyi |
Texas Red Oak, Buckley Oak |
southwestern North America |
| Quercus calliprinos |
Palestine Oak |
Δ southwestern Asia |
| Quercus camusiae |
? |
Δ China, Vietnam. |
| Quercus canariensis |
Mirbeck's Oak or Algerian Oak |
Δ North Africa & Spain |
| Quercus canbyi |
Canby Oak or Mexican Red Oak |
Δ Mexico |
| Quercus carmenensis |
Carmen Oak, Mexican Oak |
Coahuila and Texas |
| Quercus castanea |
? |
Δ Mexico |
| Quercus castaneifolia |
Chestnut-leaved Oak |
Caucasus, Iran (Persia) |
| Quercus cedrosensis |
Cedros Island Oak |
Δ Baja California |
| Quercus cerris |
Turkey Oak |
southern Europe, southwestern Asia |
| Quercus championii |
? |
Δ China, Taiwan. |
| Quercus chapensis |
? |
Δ China, Vietnam. |
| Quercus chapmanii |
Chapman Oak |
Δ southEastern North America |
| Quercus chenii |
Xiao ye li |
SE. China |
| Quercus chevalieri |
? |
Δ China, Vietnam. |
| Quercus chihuahuensis |
Chihuahua Oak |
northern Mexico and Texas |
| Quercus chingsiensis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus chrysolepis |
Canyon Live Oak |
Δ southwestern North America |
| Quercus chrysolepis var. chrysolepis |
Canyon live Oak |
W. Oregon to New Mexico and Mexico (Baja California Norte, NW.
Chihuahua) |
| Quercus chrysolepis var. nana |
Canyon live Oak |
W. Oregon to New Mexico and Mexico (Baja California Norte, NW.
Chihuahua) |
| Quercus chungii |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus coccifera |
Kermes Oak |
Δ southern Europe, Meditarainian |
| Quercus cocciferoides |
? |
China (Yunnan, Sichuan) |
| Quercus cocciferoides var. cocciferoides |
? |
China (Yunnan, Sichuan) |
| Quercus cocciferoides var. taliensis |
? |
China (Yunnan, Sichuan) |
| Quercus coccinea |
Scarlet Oak |
NC. and Eastern North America |
| Quercus coccinea var. coccinea |
Scarlet Oak |
NC. and Eastern North America |
| Quercus coccinea var. tuberculata |
Scarlet Oak |
NC. and Eastern North America |
| Quercus copeyensis |
? |
Δ Costa Rica, Panama |
| Quercus cornelius-mulleri |
Muller Oak |
Δ southwestern North America |
| Quercus costaricensis |
? |
Δ Costa Rica, Panama |
| Quercus cualensis |
? |
Δ Mexico (Sierra Madre del Sur) |
| Quercus cubana |
? |
western Cuba |
| Quercus daimingshanensis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus dalechampii |
? |
southEastern Europe |
| Quercus delavayi |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus delicatula |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus dentata |
Daimyo Oak |
Eastern Asia |
| Quercus depressa |
? |
Mexico |
| Quercus depressipes |
Davis Mountain Oak |
Δ Texas |
| Quercus deserticola |
? |
Δ Mexico |
| Quercus dilatata |
Moru Oak |
Δ Himalayas |
| Quercus dinghuensis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus disciformis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus douglasii |
Blue Oak |
California |
| Quercus dumosa |
Coastal Sage Scrub Oak |
Δ southern California |
| Quercus dumosa var. dumosa |
Coastal sage scrub Oak |
California to Mexico (Baja California del Norte) |
| Quercus dumosa var. elegantula |
Coastal sage scrub Oak |
California to Mexico (Baja California del Norte) |
| Quercus durata |
Leather Oak |
Δ California |
| Quercus durata var. durata |
Leather Oak |
California |
| Quercus durata var. gabrielensis |
Leather Oak |
SW. California |
| Quercus edithiae |
? |
Δ China, Vietnam. |
| Quercus eduardii |
? |
Mexico |
| Quercus elevaticostata |
? |
Δ Fujian (China). |
| Quercus ellipsoidalis |
Northern Pin Oak |
Eastern North America |
| Quercus emoryi |
Emory Oak |
Δ southwestern U.S., northern Mexico |
| Quercus engelmannii |
Engelmann Oak |
Δ southwestern California |
| Quercus faginea |
Portuguese Oak |
Δ southwestern Europe |
| Quercus falcata |
Southern Red Oak or Spanish Oak |
southEastern North America |
| Quercus fleuryi |
? |
Δ China, Vietnam, Laos. |
| Quercus frainetto |
Italian Oak or Hungarian Oak |
southEastern Europe |
| Quercus furuhjelmi |
? |
Lived in Paleogene times |
| Quercus fusiformis |
Texas Live Oak or Plateau Live Oak |
Δ south central North America |
| Quercus gambelii |
Gambel Oak |
southwestern North America |
| Quercus gambelii var. bonina |
Gambel Oak |
WC. & SC. U.S.A. to N. Mexico |
| Quercus gambelii var. gambelii |
Gambel Oak |
WC. & SC. U.S.A. to N. Mexico |
| Quercus gambleana |
? |
Δ China, India. |
| Quercus garryana |
Oregon White Oak or Garry Oak |
western North America |
| Quercus garryana var. fruticosa |
Oregon white Oak |
S. Oregon, NW. California |
| Quercus garryana var. garryana |
Garry Oak |
W. U.S.A., SW. Canada |
| Quercus garryana var. semota |
Oregon white Oak |
S. Oregon, California |
| Quercus gemelliflora |
? |
Δ Malaysia, Indonesia. |
| Quercus geminata |
Sand Live Oak |
Δ southEastern North America |
| Quercus georgiana |
Georgia Oak |
southEastern North America |
| Quercus gilva |
? |
Δ Japan, Taiwan, China. |
| Quercus glauca |
Ring-cupped Oak. |
Δ From Afghanistan to Japan and Vietnam. |
| Quercus glaucoides |
? |
Δ Mexico |
| Quercus graciliformis |
Chisos Oak |
Δ Extreme SW North America |
| Quercus gravesii |
Chisos Red Oak or Graves Oak |
Mexico, southwestern North America (Texas) |
| Quercus grisea |
Gray Oak |
Δ south central North America |
| Quercus havardii |
Havard Oak, Shinnery Oak, Shin Oak |
south central North America |
| Quercus havardii var. havardii |
Havard Oak |
NW. Texas, W. Oklahoma, SE. New Mexico |
| Quercus havardii var. tuckeri |
Havard Oak |
NW. Texas, W. Oklahoma, SE. New Mexico |
| Quercus helferiana |
? |
Δ China, India, Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam. |
| Quercus hemisphaerica |
Darlington Oak |
SE. U.S.A. to Texas |
| Quercus hemisphaerica var. hemisphaerica |
Darlington Oak |
SE. U.S.A. to Texas |
| Quercus hemisphaerica var. maritima |
Darlington Oak |
SE. U.S.A. to Texas |
| Quercus hinckleyi |
Hinckley Oak |
Δ Texas, northwestern Mexico |
| Quercus hintoniorum |
? |
Δ Mexico |
| Quercus hirtifolia |
? |
Δ Mexico |
| Quercus hondae |
? |
Δ Kyūshū (Japan). |
| Quercus hondurensis |
Honduras Oak |
Δ Honduras |
| Quercus hui |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus humboldtii |
Andean Oak |
Δ northern South America (Colombia) |
| Quercus hypoleucoides |
Silverleaf Oak |
Δ southwestern North America |
| Quercus hypophaea |
? |
Δ Taiwan. |
| Quercus hypoxantha |
? |
Δ Mexico |
| Quercus ilex |
Holly Oak or Holm Oak |
Δ southern Europe, northwestern Africa |
| Quercus ilicifolia |
Bear Oak |
Eastern North America |
| Quercus iltisii |
? |
Δ Southern Mexico |
| Quercus imbricaria |
Shingle Oak |
Eastern North America |
| Quercus incana |
Bluejack Oak |
southEastern North America |
| Quercus infectoria |
Aleppo Oak, Cyprus Oak |
southern Europe, southwestern Asia |
| Quercus inopina |
Sandhill Oak |
Δ southEastern North America |
| Quercus insignis |
? |
Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama |
| Quercus intricata |
Dwarf Oak or Coahuila Scrub Oak |
Δ two isolated localities in west Texas, northern Mexico |
| Quercus jenseniana |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus jinpinensis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus john-tuckeri |
Tucker's Oak |
Δ southwestern North America |
| Quercus kelloggii |
California Black Oak |
California, sw. Oregon |
| Quercus kerrii |
Kerr's Oak. |
Δ Vietnam, Thailand, possibly China. |
| Quercus kiukiangensis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus kouangsiensis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus laceyi |
Lacey Oak |
Edwards Plateau of Texas, northern Mexico |
| Quercus laevis |
Turkey Oak |
southEastern North America |
| Quercus lamellosa |
? |
Δ Himalayas. |
| Quercus lanata |
Woolly-leaved Oak |
Δ Himalayas |
| Quercus laurifolia |
Laurel Oak |
Δ southEastern North America |
| Quercus laurina |
? |
Δ Mexico |
| Quercus leucotrichophora |
Banj Oak |
Δ Himalayas |
| Quercus libani |
Lebanon Oak |
southwestern Asia |
| Quercus lineata |
? |
Δ Malaysia, Indonesia. |
| Quercus litoralis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus litseoides |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus lobata |
Valley Oak or California White Oak |
California |
| Quercus lobbii |
? |
Δ China, India. |
| Quercus longinux |
? |
Δ Taiwan. |
| Quercus lowii |
? |
Δ Borneo. |
| Quercus lungmaiensis |
? |
Δ Yunnan (China). |
| Quercus lusitanica |
Gall Oak or Lusitanian Oak |
Iberia, North Africa |
| Quercus lyrata |
Overcup Oak |
Eastern North America |
| Quercus macranthera |
Caucasian Oak or Persian Oak |
western Asia |
| Quercus macranthera subsp. macranthera |
? |
Turkey, N. Iran, Transcaucasus |
| Quercus macranthera subsp. syspirensis |
? |
C. & NC. Turkey, Lebanon |
| Quercus macrocarpa |
Bur Oak |
Eastern and central North America |
| Quercus macrocarpa var. depressa |
Bur Oak |
Minnesota, North Dakota |
| Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa |
Bur Oak |
C. & SE. Canada to Alabama |
| Quercus macrolepis |
Vallonea Oak |
Δ southwestern Asia |
| Quercus margarettae |
Runner Oak |
EC. & SE. U.S.A. |
| Quercus marilandica |
Blackjack Oak |
Eastern North America |
| Quercus marilandica var. ashei |
Blackjack Oak |
C. & E. U.S.A. |
| Quercus marilandica var. marilandica |
Blackjack Oak |
C. & E. U.S.A. |
| Quercus merrillii |
? |
Δ Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia), Palawan (Philippines). |
| Quercus michauxii |
Swamp Chestnut Oak |
Eastern North America |
| Quercus minima |
Dwarf Live Oak |
Δ southEastern North America |
| Quercus mohriana |
Mohr Oak |
Δ southwestern North America |
| Quercus mongolica |
Mongolian Oak |
Eastern Asia |
| Quercus morii |
? |
Δ Taiwan. |
| Quercus motuoensis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus muehlenbergii |
Chinkapin Oak |
Eastern, central, and southwestern US (West Texas and New
Mexico), northern Mexico |
| Quercus multinervis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus myrsinifolia |
Bamboo-leaf Oak. |
Δ China, Japan, Korea, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam. |
| Quercus myrtifolia |
Myrtle Oak |
Δ southEastern North America |
| Quercus neglecta |
? |
Δ China, Vietnam. |
| Quercus nigra |
Water Oak |
Δ Eastern North America |
| Quercus ningangensis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus oblongifolia |
Mexican Blue Oak |
Δ southwestern U.S., nw. Mexico |
| Quercus obovatifolia |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus oglethorpensis |
Oglethorpe Oak |
southEastern North America |
| Quercus oleoides |
? |
Δ from Costa Rica into Mexico |
| Quercus oxyodon |
? |
Δ Assam, Myanmar, China, Bhutan, Nepal. |
| Quercus pachyloma |
? |
Δ China, Taiwan. |
| Quercus pacifica |
Channel Island scrub Oak |
California (Santa Cruz I., Santa Catalina I., Santa Rosa I.) |
| Quercus pagoda |
Cherrybark Oak |
southEastern North America |
| Quercus palmeri |
Palmer Oak |
Δ sw. Oregon, California, western Arizona |
| Quercus palustris |
Pin Oak |
Eastern North America |
| Quercus parvula |
Coast Oak or Santa Cruz Island Scrub Oak |
Δ Santa Cruz Island California |
| Quercus parvula var. parvula |
Santa Cruz Island Oak |
Santa Cruz Island California |
| Quercus parvula var. shrevei |
Shreve Oak |
California |
| Quercus parvula var. tamalpaisensis |
Tamalpais Oak |
California (Mt. Tamalpais Reg.) |
| Quercus patelliformis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus peduncularis |
? |
Δ Central America |
| Quercus pentacycla |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus petraea |
Durmast Oak or Sessile Oak |
Europe, Anatolia |
| Quercus phanera |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus phellos |
Willow Oak |
Eastern North America |
| Quercus poilanei |
? |
Δ China, Vietnam, Thailand. |
| Quercus polymorpha |
Netleaf white Oak, Monterrey Oak or Mexican White Oak |
Δ Mexico and extreme S. Texas |
| Quercus pontica |
Armenian Oak |
western Asia |
| Quercus prinoides |
Dwarf Chinkapin Oak |
Eastern North America |
| Quercus prinus |
Chestnut Oak |
Eastern North America (= Quercus montana) |
| Quercus pubescens |
Downy Oak |
Europe, Anatolia |
| Quercus pumila |
Runner Oak or Running Oak |
Δ southEastern North America |
| Quercus pungens |
Pungent Oak or Sandpaper Oak |
Δ south central North America |
| Quercus pyrenaica |
Pyrenean Oak |
southwestern Europe |
| Quercus rapurahuensis |
Talamanca Oak |
Δ Costa Rica, Panama |
| Quercus rex |
? |
Δ China, Vietnam, India, Laos, Myanmar. |
| Quercus rhysophylla |
Loquat-leaf Oak |
Δ Mexico |
| Quercus robur |
English Oak or Pedunculate Oak |
Europe, West Asia |
| Quercus robur subsp. brutia |
? |
S. Italy, W. Balkan Pen. |
| Quercus robur subsp. imeretina |
? |
W. Caucasus |
| Quercus robur subsp. pedunculiflora |
? |
NW. Iran, E. & SE. Turkey, Transcaucasus, Krym, Balkan Pen. |
| Quercus robur subsp. robur |
? |
Europe to Transcaucasus |
| Quercus robusta |
Robust Oak |
Texas (Brewster Co.: Chisos Mts.) |
| Quercus rubra |
Northern Red Oak |
SE. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A. |
| Quercus rubra var. ambigua |
Northern red Oak |
SE. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A. |
| Quercus rubra var. rubra |
Northern red Oak |
SE. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A. |
| Quercus rugosa |
Netleaf Oak |
Δ southwestern U.S., nw. Mexico |
| Quercus sadleriana |
Deer Oak |
Δ sw. Oregon, northern California |
| Quercus salicifolia |
? |
Δ Mexico |
| Quercus salicina |
? |
Δ Japan, South Korea. |
| Quercus sapotifolia |
? |
Δ southern Mexico, Central America |
| Quercus saravanensis |
? |
Δ China, Laos, Vietnam. |
| Quercus schottkyana |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus semecarpifolia |
Brown Oak or Kharshu Oak |
Δ Himalayas |
| Quercus semiserrata |
? |
Δ China, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand. |
| Quercus serrata |
Bao li |
E. Himalaya, China, Taiwan, Korea (incl. Chenju Do), Japan |
| Quercus serrata subsp. mongolicoides |
? |
N. Japan |
| Quercus serrata subsp. serrata |
? |
E. Himalaya, China, Taiwan, Korea (incl. Chenju Do), Japan |
| Quercus sessilifolia |
? |
Δ Japan, Taiwan, China. |
| Quercus shumardii |
Shumard's Oak |
S. Ontario to C. & E. U.S.A. |
| Quercus shumardii var. schneckii |
Schneck Oak |
Indiana, Illinois, E. Kansas, E. Oklahoma |
| Quercus shumardii var. shumardii |
Shumard's Oak |
S. Ontario to C. & E. U.S.A. |
| Quercus shumardii var. stenocarpa |
Shumard's Oak |
Missouri, Illinois U.S.A |
| Quercus sichourensis |
? |
Δ Yunnan (China). |
| Quercus similis |
Bottomland post Oak |
E. Texas, SE. U.S.A. |
| Quercus sinuata |
Bastard Oak |
C. & SE. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico |
| Quercus sinuata var. breviloba |
Bastard Oak |
S. Oklahoma to NE. Mexico |
| Quercus sinuata var. sinuata |
Bastard Oak |
SE. U.S.A. to Texas |
| Quercus stellata |
Post Oak |
Eastern North America |
| Quercus stenophylloides |
? |
Δ Taiwan. |
| Quercus stewardiana |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus suber |
Cork Oak |
Δ southwestern Europe, northwestern Africa |
| Quercus subhinoidea |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus subsericea |
? |
Δ Malaysia, Indonesia. |
| Quercus sumatrana |
? |
Δ Indonesia |
| Quercus tardifolia |
Lateleaf Oak |
Δ two small clumps in Chisos Mountains of Texas |
| Quercus texana |
Nuttall's Oak or Texas red Oak |
south central North America (Lower Mississippi River Valley) |
| Quercus thorelii |
? |
Δ China, Laos, Vietnam. |
| Quercus tomentella |
Island Live Oak |
Δ California offshore islands |
| Quercus tomentosinervis |
? |
Δ China. |
| Quercus toumeyi |
Toumey Oak |
Δ southwest New Mexico, southEastern Arizona, northern Mexico |
| Quercus treubiana |
? |
Δ Sumatra, Borneo. |
| Quercus trojana |
Macedonian Oak |
Δ southEastern Europe |
| Quercus turbinella |
Shrub Live Oak, Sonoran scrub Oak or Scrub Live Oak |
Δ southwestern North America |
| Quercus vacciniifolia |
Huckleberry Oak |
Δ southwestern North America |
| Quercus variabilis |
Chinese Cork Oak |
Eastern Asia |
| Quercus vaseyana |
Vasey Oak or Sandpaper Oak |
Δ southwestern North America |
| Quercus velutina |
Black Oak or Eastern Black Oak or Dyer's Oak |
Eastern North America |
| Quercus viminea |
Sonoran Oak |
S. Arizona to N. & W. Mexico |
| Quercus virginiana |
Southern Live Oak |
Δ southEastern North America |
| Quercus vulcanica |
Kasnak Oak |
southwestern Asia |
| Quercus wislizeni |
Interior Live Oak |
Δ California, Mexico (N. Baja California del Norte) |
| Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens |
Interior live Oak |
S. California, Mexico (N. Baja California) |
| Quercus wislizeni var. wislizeni |
Interior live Oak |
California, Mexico (N. Baja California del Norte) |
| Quercus xalapensis |
? |
Mexico |
| Quercus xanthotricha |
? |
Δ China, Laos, Vietnam. |
| Quercus yingjiangensis |
? |
Δ China. |