Fagaceae

Sand live oak

Quercus geminata Small

Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus

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Sand live oak (Quercus geminata) — FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: سنديان مزدوج
arz: سنديان مزدوج
English: Sand live oak
Hebrew: אלון חולות ירוק-עד
Persian: بلوط زنده شنی

Synonyms

Quercus geminata var. grandifolia Trel.
Quercus geminata var. reasoneri A.Camus
Quercus virginiana f. grandifolia Sarg.
Quercus virginiana var. geminata Sarg.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Sterling Herron, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Jay Brasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: homeredwardprice, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Drew Meyer, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stephanie C, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, 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.