Fagaceae
Bear oak
Quercus ilicifolia
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Czech
- Dub cesmínolistý
- English
- Bear oak, Scrub oak
- Georgian
- Დათვის მუხა
- German
- Busch-Eiche
- Japanese
- クエルクス・イリシフォリア
- Latvian
- Pundurozols
- Welsh
- Derwen yr arth
Synonyms
- Quercus banisteri Michx.
- Quercus discolor var. banisteri (Michx.) Spach
- Quercus ilicifolia var. georgiana Alph.Wood
- Quercus nana (Marshall) Sarg.
- Quercus nigra var. ilicifolia Kuntze
- Quercus nigra var. pumila Marshall
- Quercus pumila Sudw.
- Quercus rubra var. nana Marshall
Flowers
- In flower
- May (from 39 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Lynn Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Seth Wollney, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Richtid, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Slarson789, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Slarson789, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Erica Barkley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Slarson789, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: evangrimes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Quercus
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- Holm oakQuercus ilexFagaceae
- European turkey oakQuercus cerrisFagaceae
- Northern red oakQuercus rubraFagaceae
- Downy oakQuercus pubescensFagaceae
- Kermes oakQuercus cocciferaFagaceae
- Pin oakQuercus palustrisFagaceae
- White oakQuercus albaFagaceae
- Hungarian oakQuercus frainettoFagaceae
- Daimyo oakQuercus dentataFagaceae
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.