Texas Arboretum: Oak CollectionBy the numbers. Did you know that in the state of Texas you will find 53 different oak species which is 74% of all oak species in the United States? |
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Quercus alba | White Oak, Northern White Oak, Eastern White Oak, Stave Oak, Ridge White Oak, Forked-leaf White Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Quercus arizonica | Arizona White Oak, Arizona Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus arkansana | Arkansas Oak | Perennial | Tree | ||
Quercus boyntonii | Boynton Sand Post Oak, Boynton Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Quercus buckleyi | Texas Red Oak, Buckley Oak, Texas Oak, Spanish Oak, Spotted Oak, Rock Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus carmenensis | Mexican Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Quercus chihuahuensis | Chihuahuan Oak, Felt Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Quercus depressipes | Davis Mountain Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Quercus emoryi | Emory Oak, Black Oak, Holly Oak, Apache Oak, Desert Live Oak, Western Black Oak, Roble Negro, Bellota | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Quercus falcata | Southern Red Oak, Bottomland Red Oak, Three-lobed Red Oak, Spanish Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus fusiformis | Escarpment Live Oak, Plateau Live Oak, Hill Country Live Oak, Texas Live Oak, Scrub Live Oak, Plateau Oak, Encino Molino, Tesmoli | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus gambelii | Gambel Oak, Rocky Mountain White Oak, Utah White Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus graciliformis | Graceful Oak, Slender Oak, Chisos Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Quercus gravesii | Chisos Red Oak, Graves Oak, Mountain Red Oak, Rock Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus grisea | Gray Oak, Scrub Oak, Shin Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus havardii | Havard Oak, Havard Shin-oak, Shinnery Oak | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus hemisphaerica | Coast Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak, Laurel Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Quercus hinckleyi | Hinckley Oak | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Quercus hypoleucoides | Silverleaf Oak, Whiteleaf Oak | Perennial | Tree | ||
Quercus imbricaria | Shingle Oak, Laurel Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist |
Quercus incana | Bluejack Oak, Sandjack Oak, Upland Willow Oak, Cinnamon Oak, Shin Oak, Turkey Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus intricata | Dwarf Oak | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Quercus laceyi | Lacey Oak, Texas Blue Oak, Canyon Oak, Smoky Oak, Rock Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus laurifolia | Laurel Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak, Diamond-leaf Oak, Laurel-leaf Oak, Water Oak, Obtusa Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Quercus lyrata | Overcup Oak, Swamp Post Oak, Water White Oak, Swamp White Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus macrocarpa | Bur Oak, Burr Oak, Savanna Oak, Overcup Oak, Prairie Oak, Mossy-cup Oak, Mossy-overcup Oak, Blue Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Quercus marilandica | Blackjack Oak, Barren Oak, Black Oak, Jack Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus michauxii | Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak, Cow Oak, Swamp Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Quercus mohriana | Mohr Oak, Shin Oak, Scrub Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinkapin Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Chestnut Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak, Yellow Oak, Rock Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus nigra | Water Oak, Possum Oak, Duck Oak, Punk Oak, Spotted Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Wet |
Quercus oblongifolia | Blue Oak, Mexican Blue Oak | Perennial | Tree | ||
Quercus pagoda | Cherrybark Oak | Perennial | Tree | ||
Quercus phellos | Willow Oak, Swamp Willow Oak, Pin Oak, Peach Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Quercus polymorpha | Mexican White Oak, Netleaf White Oak, Monterrey Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Quercus pungens | Pungent Oak, Vasey Oak, Sandpaper Oak, Scrub Oak, Shin Oak, Scrub Live Oak, Encino | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus robusta | Robust Oak | Perennial | Tree | ||
Quercus rugosa | Netleaf Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Quercus shumardii | Shumard Oak, Shumard's Oak, Shumard Red Oak, Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spotted Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Quercus similis | Bottomland Post Oak, Delta Post Oak, Mississippi Valley Oak, Yellow Oak | Perennial | Tree | ||
Quercus sinuata var. breviloba | White Shin Oak, Bigelow Oak, Scaly-bark Oak, Limestone Durand Oak, Shortlobe Oak, Bastard Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus sinuata var. sinuata | Durand Oak, Durand White Oak, Bluff Oak, Bastard Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Quercus stellata | Post Oak, Iron Oak, Cross Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus tardifolia | Lateleaf Oak | Perennial | Tree | ||
Quercus texana | Nuttall Oak, Texas Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Quercus toumeyi | Toumey Oak | Perennial | Tree | ||
Quercus turbinella | Shrub Live Oak, Sonoran Scrub Oak, Scrub Oak, Turbinella Oak, Turbinella, Encino | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Quercus vaseyana | Vasey Oak, Sandpaper Oak, Scrub Oak, Shin Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus velutina | Black Oak, Quercitron Oak, Yellow Oak, Smoothbark Oak, Yellowbark Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus virginiana | Coastal Live Oak, Southern Live Oak, Virginia Live Oak, Live Oak, Encino | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |