Fagaceae
Valley oak
Quercus lobata
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 山谷橡木, 山谷白栎, 琴叶栎
- English
- Valley oak
- German
- Kalifornische Weiß-Eiche
- Icelandic
- Dalaeik
- Ukrainian
- Лопатевий дуб
Synonyms
- Quercus hindsiana Benth. ex Dippel
- Quercus hindsii Benth.
- Quercus lobata f. argillora Jeps.
- Quercus lobata f. insperata Jeps.
- Quercus lobata f. rarita Jeps.
- Quercus lobata subsp. turbinata (Jeps.) A.E.Murray
- Quercus lobata subsp. walteri (Jeps.) A.E.Murray
- Quercus lobata var. argillara (Jeps.) Jeps.
- Quercus lobata var. hindsii (Benth.) Wenz.
- Quercus lobata var. insperata (Jeps.) Jeps.
- Quercus lobata var. rarita Jeps.
- Quercus lobata var. turbinata Jeps.
- Quercus lobata var. walteri Jeps.
- Quercus longiglanda Torr. & Frém.
- Quercus lyrata Spreng.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 394 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: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Amelia Tauber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: avocat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: vultur-cadens, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: klicklo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Casey Schreiner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: vultur-cadens, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, 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.