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willow oak
Quercus phellos
25 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
swamp laurel oakQuercus laurifolia
water oakQuercus nigra
shingle oakQuercus imbricaria
southern live oakQuercus virginiana
Darlington OakQuercus hemisphaerica
California bayUmbellularia californica
black willowSalix nigra
pin oakQuercus palustris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 30,230 |
|---|---|
| New York | 7,327 |
| Virginia | 5,343 |
| North Carolina | 5,273 |
| Maryland | 3,274 |
| Georgia | 2,349 |
| Tennessee | 1,491 |
| Alabama | 1,428 |
| South Carolina | 1,385 |
| New Jersey | 1,138 |
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
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
- 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 willow oak with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.