Fagaceae
Willow oak
Quercus phellos
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
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Common names
By language (13)
- Arabic
- سنديان صفصافي الورق
- Chinese
- 柳叶栎
- Czech
- Dub vrbolistý
- Dutch
- Wilgbladige eik
- English
- Willow oak
- Finnish
- Pajutammi
- Georgian
- Ტირიფის მუხა
- German
- Weiden-Eiche
- Hungarian
- Fűzlevelű tölgy
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Pileik
- Polish
- Dąb wierzbolistny
- Swedish
- Pilek
- Turkish
- Söğüt meşesi
Synonyms
- Quercus phellos f. intonsa Fernald
- Quercus phellos f. phellos
- Quercus phellos var. sylvatica Michx.
- Quercus phellos var. viridis Aiton
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, 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.