Fagaceae
Pungent oak
Quercus pungens
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 砂紙橡, 砂纸橡
- English
- Pungent oak, Sandpaper oak
Synonyms
- Quercus pungens var. pungens
- Quercus undulata var. pungens (Liebm.) Engelm.
- Quercus undulata var. wrightii Engelm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rachel Stringham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: William Harmon, 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.