[The Beach Family in the Southwestern Deserts of the United States]

Oaks of the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest

The Genus Quercus

Emory Oak: Quercus emoryi

Emory Oak: Quercus emoryi

The following is an incomplete listing of oaks found in the american southwest:

Ajo Mountain Oak, Ajo Mountain Scrub Oak: Quercus ajoensis (Synonyms: Quercus turbinella sssp. ajoensis; Quercus turbinella var. ajoensis)

Arizona White Oak: Quercus arizonica (Synonym: Quercus sacame)

Canyon Live Oak, Maul Oak: Quercus chrysolepis (Synonym: Quercus chrysolepis var. nana)

Desert Scrub Oak, Muller Oak, Muller's Oak: Quercus cornelius-mulleri

Emory Oak: Quercus emoryi (Synonym: Quercus emoryi)

Gambel Oak: Quercus gambelii (Synonyms: Quercus douglasii var. gambelii; Quercus gambelii var. gunnisonii; Quercus lesueuri; Quercus marshii; Quercus novomexicana; Quercus undulata var. gambelii; Quercus utahensis)

Havard Oak: Quercus havardii

Silverleaf Oak: Quercus hypoleucoides (Synonym: Quercus hypoleuca)

Mexican Blue Oak, Sonoran Blue Oak: Quercus oblongifolia

Palmer Oak: Quercus palmeri (Synonym: Quercus dunnii)

Pungent Oak: Quercus pungens (Synonym: Quercus undulata var. pungens)

Netleaf Oak: Quercus rugosa (Synonyms: Quercus ariifolia; Quercus diversicolor; Quercus durangensis; Quercus reticulata; Quercus rhodophlebia; Quercus vellifera)

Toumey Oak: Quercus toumeyi

Grey Oak, Sonoran Scrub Oak, Shrub Live Oak: Quercus turbinella (Synonym: Quercus dumosa var. turbinella)

Sonoran Oak: Quercus viminea


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