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A genus of ornamental and timber trees and shrubs in the beech family (Fagaceae), distributed throughout the north temperate zone and at high altitudes in the tropics
Britannica Editors. "oak". Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/plant/oak. Accessed 16 August 2026.
UF oak
3 Oak survey notebooks relating to oak specimens collected by J.Cousens in the 1960s which are now in the Herbarium
Cousens, John E.