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An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (/ˈkwɜːrkəs/; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 600 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus (stone oaks), as well as in those of unrelated species such as Grevillea robusta (silky oaks) and the Casuarinaceae (she-oaks).
Common Oaks in Benbrook Include:
- bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa )
- blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica)
- post oak (Quercus stellate)
- Texas live oak (Quercus fusiformis)
- southern live oak Quercus virginiana)
- southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
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- (c) Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial
- (c) Matthew O'Donnell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA),
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lycaenidae/14475535952/
- Adapted by Josh/Joshua from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus
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