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English oak
Quercus robur
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
sessile oakQuercus petraea
white oakQuercus alba
Oregon oakQuercus garryana
northern red oakQuercus rubra
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
downy oakQuercus pubescens
bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
Cantabrian Mountain OakQuercus orocantabrica
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 872,907 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 867,068 |
| Russia | 22,105 |
| Ukraine | 7,628 |
| United Kingdom | 6,267 |
| England | 5,646 |
| Canada | 4,851 |
| Moscow Oblast | 3,396 |
| Germany | 2,762 |
| New York | 2,711 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | beeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies · Fagales |
| Family | beech family · Fagaceae |
| Genus | oaks · Quercus |
Study it in a deck
- Beeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Plants of Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine
- Trees of Maryland
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise English oak with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.