Quercus

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Quercus is a large genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as oaks, widespread in the Northern Hemisphere and ecologically important for their hardwood and acorn production.

All labels observed (14)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (86)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
barkCharacteristic often deeply fissured bark ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots ⓘ
Rosids ⓘ
commonName oaks ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
ecologicalRole keystone genus in many forests ⓘ
family Fagaceae ⓘ
fruitCommonName acorn ⓘ
fruitType nut ⓘ
growthForm shrub ⓘ
tree ⓘ
hasChromosomeNumber 2n=24 (typical) ⓘ
hasSection Quercus sect. Cerris ⓘ
linked to: Quercus

Quercus sect. Ilex ⓘ
linked to: Quercus

Quercus sect. Lobatae ⓘ
linked to: Quercus

Quercus sect. Protobalanus ⓘ
linked to: Quercus

Quercus sect. Quercus ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
hasSpecies Quercus acutissima ⓘ
Quercus agrifolia ⓘ
Quercus alba ⓘ
Quercus bicolor ⓘ
Quercus cerris ⓘ
Quercus chrysolepis ⓘ
Quercus coccinea ⓘ
Quercus douglasii ⓘ
Quercus engelmannii ⓘ
Quercus falcata ⓘ
Quercus garryana ⓘ
linked to: Quercus

Quercus glauca ⓘ
Quercus ilex ⓘ
Quercus imbricaria ⓘ
Quercus laevis ⓘ
Quercus lobata ⓘ
Quercus macrocarpa ⓘ
Quercus mongolica ⓘ
Quercus nigra ⓘ
Quercus palustris ⓘ
Quercus petraea ⓘ
linked to: Quercus

Quercus phellos ⓘ
Quercus prinus ⓘ
Quercus robur ⓘ
linked to: Quercus

Quercus rubra ⓘ
Quercus rugosa ⓘ
Quercus serrata ⓘ
linked to: Quercus

Quercus shumardii ⓘ
Quercus stellata ⓘ
Quercus suber ⓘ
Quercus velutina ⓘ
Quercus virginiana ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
hasTypeSpecies Quercus robur ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
isImportantFor carbon sequestration ⓘ
forest biodiversity ⓘ
soil stabilization ⓘ
isMonoecious true ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafPersistence deciduous ⓘ
evergreen ⓘ
leafType simple leaves ⓘ
nativeTo Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
notableSpeciesForCork Quercus suber ⓘ
order Fagales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination wind-pollinated ⓘ
produces acorns ⓘ
providesHabitatFor birds ⓘ
insects ⓘ
mammals ⓘ
supports mycorrhizal fungi ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
threats climate change ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
introduced pests and diseases ⓘ
usedFor cork production ⓘ
flooring ⓘ
furniture ⓘ
timber ⓘ
wine barrels ⓘ
woodType hardwood ⓘ
yearDescribed 1753 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (51)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fagaceae → includesGenus → Quercus ⓘ
subject linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
Fagaceae → notableMember → Quercus robur ⓘ
subject linked to: oak family (Fagaceae)
linked to: Quercus
Gernikako Arbola → hasSpecies → Quercus robur ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Major Oak → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Crouch Oak tree → taxon → Quercus robur ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Northern red oak → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Northern red oak → belongsToSection → Quercus sect. Lobatae ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Quercus douglasii → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus wislizeni → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus wislizeni → belongsToSection → Quercus section Lobatae ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
cork oak → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Nebrodi Regional Natural Park → mainTreeSpecies → Quercus cerris ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Pyrenean oak → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Fagales → commonMember → Quercus robur ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Lithocarpus → relatedTo → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus alba → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus → hasTypeSpecies → Quercus robur ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Quercus → hasSpecies → Quercus robur ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Quercus → hasSpecies → Quercus petraea ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Quercus → hasSpecies → Quercus virginiana ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Quercus → hasSpecies → Quercus garryana ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Quercus → hasSpecies → Quercus serrata ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Quercus → hasSection → Quercus sect. Quercus ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Quercus → hasSection → Quercus sect. Lobatae ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Quercus → hasSection → Quercus sect. Cerris ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Quercus → hasSection → Quercus sect. Ilex ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Quercus → hasSection → Quercus sect. Protobalanus ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Castanopsis → relatedTo → Quercus ⓘ
Chrysolepis → relatedTo → Quercus ⓘ
Trigonobalanus → relatedTo → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus agrifolia → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Caucasus mixed forests → hasFlora → Quercus spp. ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Tuber → associatedPlantGenera → Quercus ⓘ
Crouch Oak → hasGenus → Quercus ⓘ
Guernica oak → hasGenus → Quercus ⓘ
Euxine–Colchic broadleaf forests → hasFlora → Quercus spp. ⓘ
linked to: Quercus
Quercus devia → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus wislizeni → genus → Quercus ⓘ
subject linked to: interior live oak
Quercus ilex → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus acutissima → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus macrocarpa → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus suber → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus chrysolepis → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus velutina → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus glauca → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Quercus lobata → genus → Quercus ⓘ
Southern live oaks → genus → Quercus ⓘ