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White Oak

Quercus subgenus Quercus is one of the two subgenera into which the genus Quercus was divided in a 2017 classification. It contains about 190 species divided among five sections. It may be called the New World clade or the high-latitude clade; most species are native to the Americas, the others being found in Eurasia and northernmost North Africa.

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white oak (Quercus alba) observed in Loves Park, IL, US

White oaks in your region support over 500 species of caterpillars and moths, making a single mat...

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Quercus alba
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Fagales
Hardiness: Zone 2
Habit: tree
Bloom: Mid Spring