Fagaceae
Gambel oak
Quercus gambelii
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- سنديان غامبيلي
- arz
- سنديان غامبيلى
- Chinese
- 甘宝橡, 甘寳橡, 甘巴栎, 甘柏氏橡
- English
- Gambel oak, Scrub oak
- Hebrew
- אלון גמבל
- nv
- Tséchʼil, Chéchʼil, Tsé chil
- Russian
- Дуб Гамбела
Synonyms
- Quercus alba var. gunnisonii Torr. & A.Gray
- Quercus albifolia C.H.Mull.
- Quercus confusa Wooton & Standl.
- Quercus douglasii var. gambelii (Nutt.) A.DC.
- Quercus douglasii var. novomexicana A.DC.
- Quercus eastwoodiae Rydb.
- Quercus gambelii subsp. eugambelii A.Camus
- Quercus gambelii subsp. vreelandii (Rydb.) A.Camus
- Quercus gambelii var. bonina S.L.Welsh
- Quercus gambelii var. gunnisonii (Torr. & A.Gray) Wenz.
- Quercus gambelii var. novomexicana (A.DC.) Garrett
- Quercus gambelii var. utahensis (A.DC.) Garrett
- Quercus gambelii var. vreelandii (Rydb.) A.Camus
- Quercus gunnisonii Rydb.
- Quercus leptophylla Rydb.
- Quercus marshii C.H.Mull.
- Quercus media Wooton & Standl.
- Quercus nitescens Rydb.
- Quercus novomexicana Rydb.
- Quercus novomexicana var. andrewsii Trel.
- Quercus novomexicana var. nitescens (Rydb.) A.Camus
- Quercus novomexicana var. typica A.Camus
- Quercus obtusifolia (A.DC.) Rydb.
- Quercus pauciloba subsp. confusa (Wooton & Standl.) A.Camus
- Quercus stellata var. utahensis A.DC.
- Quercus submollis Rydb.
- Quercus subobtusifolia A.Camus
- Quercus undulata var. gambelii (Nutt.) Engelm.
- Quercus undulata var. gunnisonii (Torr. & A.Gray) Engelm.
- Quercus undulata var. obtusifolia A.DC.
- Quercus utahensis Rydb.
- Quercus utahensis subsp. eu-utahensis A.Camus
- Quercus utahensis subsp. submollis (Rydb.) A.Camus
- Quercus utahensis var. mollis Sarg.
- Quercus utahensis var. submollis (Rydb.) Sarg.
- Quercus vreelandii Rydb.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Indio Brown, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sheridan Samano, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.