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Texas Arboretum: Oak Collection
By the numbers. Did you know that in the state of Texas you will find 53 different oak species which is 74% of all oak species in the United States?Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Quercus alba | White oak Northern white oak Stave Oak Ridge White Oak Forked-leaf White Oak | |
| Quercus arizonica | Arizona white oak Arizona Oak | |
| Quercus arkansana | Arkansas oak | |
| Quercus boyntonii | Boynton sand post oak Boynton oak | |
| Quercus buckleyi | Texas red oak Buckley oak Spanish oak Spotted Oak Rock Oak | |
| Quercus carmenensis | Mexican oak | |
| Quercus chihuahuensis | Chihuahuan oak | |
| Quercus depressipes | Davis Mountain oak | |
| Quercus emoryi | Emory oak Black Oak Bellota Roble Negro Holly Oak Apache Oak Desert Live Oak Western Black Oak | |
| Quercus falcata | Southern red oak Spanish oak | |
| Quercus fusiformis | Escarpment live oak Plateau live oak Texas live oak Scrub live oak Hill country live oak Plateau oak | |
| Quercus gambelii | Gambel oak Rocky Mountain white oak | |
| Quercus graciliformis | Chisos oak | |
| Quercus gravesii | Chisos red oak | |
| Quercus grisea | Gray oak Mexican blue oak | |
| Quercus havardii | Havard oak Havard shin-oak Shinnery oak | |
| Quercus hemisphaerica | Darlington oak Laurel oak | |
| Quercus hinckleyi | Hinckley oak | |
| Quercus hypoleucoides | Silverleaf oak | |
| Quercus imbricaria | Shingle oak Laurel oak | |
| Quercus incana | Bluejack oak Sandjack oak Upland willow oak Cinnamon oak Shin oak Turkey oak | |
| Quercus intricata | Dwarf oak | |
| Quercus laceyi | Lacey oak Texas blue oak Canyon oak Smoky oak Rock oak | |
| Quercus laurifolia | Laurel oak Swamp laurel oak Darlington oak diamond-leaf oak laurel-leaf oak water oak obtuse oak | |
| Quercus lyrata | Overcup oak Swamp post oak water white oak swamp white oak | |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Bur oak Burr oak Savannah oak Overcup oak Prairie oak Mossy-cup oak Mossy-overcup oak Blue oak | |
| Quercus marilandica | Blackjack oak Barren oak Black oak Jack oak | |
| Quercus margarettiae | Runner oak Drummond post oak Sand post oak dwarf post oak scrubby post oak post oak | |
| Quercus michauxii | Swamp chestnut oak Basket oak Cow oak | |
| Quercus mohriana | Mohr oak Shin oak Scrub oak | |
| Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinkapin oak Chinquapin oak Chestnut oak Yellow chestnut oak Yellow oak Rock chestnut oak Rock oak | |
| Quercus nigra | Water oak | |
| Quercus oblongifolia | Mexican blue oak | |
| Quercus pagoda | Cherrybark oak | |
| Quercus phellos | Willow oak | |
| Quercus polymorpha | Mexican White Oak Monterrey Oak Netleaf white oak | |
| Quercus pungens | Pungent oak Sandpaper oak Vasey oak | |
| Quercus robusta | Robust oak | |
| Quercus rugosa | Netleaf oak | |
| Quercus shumardii | Shumard oak Shumard's oak Shumard red oak Southern red oak | |
| Quercus similis | Bottomland post oak | |
| Quercus sinuata var. breviloba | White shin oak Bigelow oak Scaly-bark oak Limestone Durand oak Shortlobe oak Bastard oak | |
| Quercus sinuata var. sinuata | Bastard oak | |
| Quercus stellata | Post oak | |
| Quercus tardifolia | Lateleaf oak | |
| Quercus texana | Nuttall Oak Texas red oak Texas oak Spanish oak Rock oak | |
| Quercus toumeyi | Toumey oak | |
| Quercus turbinella | Sonoran scrub oak Shrub live oak Turbinella | |
| Quercus vaseyana | Vasey oak Sandpaper oak | |
| Quercus velutina | Black oak | |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
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