Archives: Native Plants

Bluejack Oak (Quercus incana)

Bluejack Oak branch tip with glossy, narrow leaves. Photo: Homoarborea, Meise Botanic Garden, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Quercus incana, known as Bluejack Oak and sometimes as

Bear Oak (Quercus ilicifolia)

Bear Oak’s gangly, thicket-forming shrub habit on a Pennsylvania serpentine barren. Photo: Choess, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Quercus ilicifolia, commonly called Bear Oak or

Sand Live Oak (Quercus geminata)

A Sand Live Oak at sunrise, its canopy heavy with Spanish moss over Florida scrub habitat. Photo: homeredwardprice / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Quercus

Gray Oak (Quercus grisea)

Gray Oak typically grows as a dense, rounded shrub or small multi-stemmed tree on rocky mountain slopes. Photo: James St. John / Wikimedia Commons (CC

Texas Red Oak (Quercus buckleyi)

A mature Texas red oak in its November color. Photo: Katherine Wagner-Reiss, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Quercus buckleyi, the Texas Red Oak (also called

Chapman Oak (Quercus chapmanii)

Chapman oak’s typical thicket-forming growth habit in Florida scrub. Photo: homeredwardprice, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Quercus chapmanii, the Chapman Oak, is a small, scrubby,

Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis)

A canyon live oak growing along a creek in Uvas Canyon County Park, California. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Quercus chrysolepis, the Canyon Live

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