Fagaceae
Swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
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Common names
By language (16)
- Arabic
- سنديان ذو لونين
- arz
- سنديان ذو لونين
- Bulgarian
- Двуцветен дъб
- Chinese
- 沼澤白橡, 黄背栎, 双色栎
- Czech
- Dub dvoubarevný
- Dutch
- Tweekleurige eik
- English
- Swamp white oak
- Estonian
- Kahevärviline tamm
- Finnish
- Jokivalkotammi, Valkojokitammi
- German
- Zweifarbige Eiche
- Latvian
- Divkrāsu ozols
- pdc
- Zappeeche
- Persian
- بلوط دورنگ
- Polish
- Dąb dwubarwny
- Russian
- Дуб двуцветный
- Turkish
- Bataklık ak meşesi
Synonyms
- Quercus alba var. palustris Marshall
- Quercus bicolor var. angustifolia Dippel
- Quercus bicolor var. cuneiformis Dippel
- Quercus bicolor var. mollis Nutt.
- Quercus bicolor var. platanoides (Castigl.) DC.
- Quercus discolor var. bicolor (Willd.) Hampton
- Quercus filiformis Muhl. ex A.DC.
- Quercus mollis Nutt.
- Quercus paludosa Petz. & G.Kirchn.
- Quercus pannosa Bosc ex A.DC.
- Quercus platanoides (Castigl.) Sudw.
- Quercus prinus var. bicolor (Willd.) Spach
- Quercus prinus var. discolor F.Michx.
- Quercus prinus var. platanoides Castigl.
- Quercus prinus var. tomentosa Michx.
- Quercus velutina L'Hér. ex A.DC.
Flowers
- In flower
- May (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jeff Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Chen 2.0, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter Chen 2.0, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter Chen 2.0, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Henry "Nick" Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wil540 art, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kailey Alderfer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wil540 art, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.