Fagaceae

Shingle oak

Quercus imbricaria Michx.

Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus

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Shingle oak (Quercus imbricaria) — FlowerPhoto: Navin Sasikumar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 单栎, 阔叶栎
English: Shingle oak, Laurel oak

Synonyms

Erythrobalanus imbricaria (Michx.) O.Schwarz
Quercus aprica Raf.
Quercus imbricaria var. inaequalifolia Kuntze
Quercus imbricaria var. spinulosa A.DC.
Quercus latifolia hort. ex Steud.
Quercus phellos var. imbricaria (Michx.) Spach
Quercus phellos var. imbricaria (Michx.) A.DC.
Quercus sonchifolia Booth ex Petz. & G.Kirchn.

Flowers

In flower: April (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Navin Sasikumar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Zach Bell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yann Kemper, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: geosesarma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: pamelabarnabee, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Y. Liu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.