Fagaceae

Tucker oak

Quercus john-tuckeri Nixon & C.H.Mull.

Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus

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Tucker oak (Quercus john-tuckeri) — FlowerPhoto: Garth Harwood, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Tucker oak
Georgian: Ტაკერის მუხა
Hebrew: אלון טאקר

Synonyms

Quercus turbinella subsp. californica J.M.Tucker
Quercus turbinella var. californica (Tucker) L.D.Benson

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 52 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Garth Harwood, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Elliott Gordon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Diego Blanco, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Jonas Katona, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kimball Garrett, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel S., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.