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Beech Family, Fagaceae
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Welcome to the Beech family A-Z list. We have listed them by scientific name because it is a constant and does not vary region to region or person to person. We have included the various common names associated with each scientific name to help you find the right tree. Some common names can apply to more than one tree species, so if you are having trouble narrowing down your search, take a look at our A-Z Common Name List to see which scientific names match up to the common name you are searching for.
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Beech- Fagus
Fagus grandifolia- American Beech, 8 Pictures
Chestnut- Castanea
Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.- Allegheny Chinquapin, 0 Pictures
Castanea dentata (marshall) Borkh.- American Chestnut, 0 Pictures
Chinquapin- Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis chrysophylla- Golden Chinquapin, 2 Pictures
Oak- Quercus
Quercus agrifolia Née- California Live Oak, 6 Pictures
Quercus alba L.- White Oak, 7 Pictures
Quercus buckleyi Nixon & Dorr.- Texas Red Oak, 11 Pictures
Quercus chapmanii Sarg.- Chapman Oak, 3 Pictures
Quercus chrysolepis Liebm.- Canyon Live Oak, 4 Pictures
Quercus coccinea Münchh.- Scarlet Oak, 1 Picture
Quercus emoryi Torr.- Emory Oak, 0 Pictures
Quercus engelmannii Greene- Engelmann Oak, 0 Pictures
Quercus falcata Michx.- Southern Red Oak, 1 Picture
Quercus fusiformis Small- Escarpment Oak, 10 Pictures
Quercus geminata Small- Sand Live Oak, 13 Pictures
Quercus graciliformis C.H. Mull.- Chisos Oak, 4 Pictures
Quercus hemisphaerica W. Bartram ex. Willd.- Darlington Oak, 3 Pictures
Quercus incana W. Bartram- Bluejack Oak, 10 Pictures
Quercus laurifolia Michx.- Laurel Oak, 7 Pictures
Quercus laevis Walter- Turkey Oak, 13 Pictures
Quercus lobata Née- California White Oak, 5 Pictures
Quercus lyrata Walter- Overcup Oak, 6 Pictures
Quercus macrocarpa Michx.- Bur Oak, 10 Pictures
Quercus marilandica Münchh.- Blackjack Oak, 10 Pictures
Quercus michauxii Nutt., Swamp Chestnut Oak, 1 Picture
Quercus mohriana Buckley ex. Rydb.- Mohr Oak, 4 Pictures
Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm.- Chinkapin Oak, 7 Pictures
Quercus myrtifolia Willd.- Myrtle Oak, 9 Pictures
Quercus nigra L.- Water Oak, 7 Pictures
Quercus phellos L.- Willow Oak, 7 Pictures
Quercus polymorpha Schltdl. & Cham.- Mexican White Oak, 9 Pictures
Quercus prinus L.- Chestnut Oak, 6 Pictures
Quercus pungens Liebm.- Pungent Oak, 6 Pictures
Quercus rubra L., Northern Red Oak, 4 Pictures
Quercus shumardii Buckley- Shumard Oak, 14 Pictures
Quercus sinuata Walter var. sinuata- Bigelow Oak, 3 Pictures
Quercus stellata Wangenh.- Post Oak, 14 Pictures
Quercus vaseyana Buckley- Sandpaper Oak, 6 Pictures
Quercus virginiana Mill.- Live Oak, 16 Pictures
Tanoak- Lithocarpus
Lithocarpus densiflorus, Tanoak, 3 Pictures