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American turkey oak
Quercus laevis
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
southern red oakQuercus falcata
Shumard oakQuercus shumardii
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
pin oakQuercus palustris
water oakQuercus nigra
black oakQuercus velutina
American sweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
scarlet oakQuercus coccinea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,382 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,110 |
| Alabama | 548 |
| South Carolina | 499 |
| Georgia | 426 |
| Mississippi | 116 |
| Louisiana | 66 |
| Virginia | 27 |
| New York | 10 |
| New Jersey | 6 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- 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 |
Study it in a deck
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.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise American turkey oak with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.