Oak
Also known as
- Quercus
The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of tree and shrub in the genus Quercus (from Latin "oak tree"), which are listed in the List of Quercus species, and some related genera, notably Lithocarpus. The genus is native to the northern hemisphere, and includes deciduous and evergreen species extending from cold latitudes to tropical Asia and the Americas.
Oaks have spirally arranged leaves, with a lobed margin in many species; some have serrated...
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Biology
| Scientific name |
- Quercus
| Synonym scientific name |
| Rank |
| Higher classification |
| Lower classifications |
| Organisms of this type |
| ITIS Taxon S/N |
- 19276
| NCBI Taxon ID |
- 3511
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