Plants › beech family
island oak
Quercus tomentella
726 observations in the source records
24 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.
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What the records say
- 726 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
coast live oakQuercus agrifolia
Holm oakQuercus ilex
canyon live oakQuercus chrysolepis
island scrub oakQuercus pacifica
TanoakNotholithocarpus densiflorus
blue oakQuercus douglasii
Chionodes trichostola
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 648 |
|---|---|
| California | 648 |
| Mexico | 3 |
| Baja California | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree growth formListed by a harvested source as having a tree growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
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 |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise island oak with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.