Fagaceae

Turkey oak

Quercus laevis Walter

Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus

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Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) — FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Turkey oak

Synonyms

Quercus catesbaei Michx.
Quercus catesbaei f. rappii (Trel.) A.Camus
Quercus laevis f. lineariloba Trel.
Quercus laevis f. rappii Trel.

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Austin Pursley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Austin Pursley, 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.