2006-08-12 03:28:32 · 9 answers · asked by y_answrs_brainbus 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak
2006-08-12 03:32:18 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the term is Quercus.
The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus. The genus is native to the northern hemisphere, and includes deciduous and evergreen species extending from cold latitudes to tropical Asia and the Americas.
2006-08-12 10:32:02 · answer #2 · answered by answers_anyone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The oak tree is a member of the Beech family and its scientific name is Quercus or Lithocarpus
2006-08-12 10:31:13 · answer #3 · answered by sarah p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oak trees are part of the beech family, best place to see them is in a arboretum. The Acorns can be baked and made into a drink.
2006-08-12 18:17:15 · answer #4 · answered by j_emmans 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NAME : Oak
GAELIC NAME : DAIR
LATIN NAME : Quercus robur
COMMON / FOLK NAMES : Duir Jove's Nuts Juglans (Latin) Tanner's Bark
MEDICINAL PART : Bark
PLACES OF ORIGIN : Ireland & Europe
HABITAT : Most areas with deep soil.
DESCRIPTION : Oaks grow as tall as 60 to 150 feet high, with a trunk diameter up to 8 feet. It is the King of the forest The bark is pale gray and the leaves have rounded or finger-shaped lobes.
FLOWERING PERIOD : June - July
PROPERTIES : Astringent Tonic
Medical Properties of Irish Herbs, Trees & Fungi
MAGICAL PROPERTIES
GENDER : Masculine.
PLANET : Sun.
ELEMENT : Fire
CELTIC GODS : Lugh Dagda
CELTIC GODDESS : Brigit Banba Druantia Macha Ãine
POWERS : Protection Health Money Healing Potency Fertility Luck
CELTIC MONTH : May
OGHAM LETTER : D duir
RITUAL USES
Since the Oak was a source of food for the people of Ireland, Britain, and Europe it was respected far back into history. It was an important tree to the Druids and their rituals would normally take place in the presence of an Oak. Idols were fashioned from oak for magic ceremonies and the Oak was of prime-importance to Witches who often performed rituals beneath this tree.
MAGICAL USES
A tree as long lived and as strong as the Oak offers protection from Magic. Two twigs bound with red cord to make an equal-armed cross, makes a potent safeguard against evil. It should be hung in the house.
Acorns placed in windows guard against the entrance of lighting, and a piece carried protects its bearer from all harm. Carry an acorn against illness and pain, immortality or longevity, and to preserve youthfulness.
Planting an acorn in the dark of the moon ensures that you shall receive money in the near future. Carrying an acorn increases fertility and strengthens sexual potency. Carrying a piece of Oak draws good luck
2006-08-12 10:30:54 · answer #5 · answered by WendyD1999 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The simple answer: genus Quercus (lots of species as listed by others); family Fagaceae.
2006-08-13 05:29:43 · answer #6 · answered by myrtguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The corrcet name is Robert
The Forst family ...
2006-08-12 10:44:20 · answer #7 · answered by stonehandman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several species of oak tree. for all the information you'd ever want about the many varieties, please visit this useful website...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak
Hope this helps.
2006-08-12 10:34:11 · answer #8 · answered by Jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The white oaks (synonym sect. Lepidobalanus). Europe, Asia, north Africa, North America. Styles short; acorns mature in 6 months, sweet or slightly bitter, inside of acorn shell hairless.
Quercus alba - White oak - eastern North America
Quercus aliena - Oriental white oak - eastern Asia
Quercus arizonica - Arizona white oak - southwestern North America
Quercus austrina - Bluff oak- southeastern North America
Quercus berberidifolia - California Scrub Oak - southwestern North America
Quercus bicolor - Swamp white oak - eastern & midwestern North America
Quercus boyntonii - Boynton's post oak - south central North America
Quercus chapmannii - Chapmann oak - southeastern North America
Quercus cornelius-mulleri - Muller oak - southwestern North America
Quercus depressipes - - Texas
Quercus dilatata - Himalaya
Quercus douglasii - Blue oak - southwestern North America
Quercus dumosa - Coastal scrub oak - southwestern North America
Quercus durata - Leather oak - southwestern North America
Quercus engelmannii - Engelmann Oak - southwestern North America
Quercus faginea - Portuguese oak - southwestern Europe
Quercus fusiformis - Texas live oak - south central North America
Quercus gambelii - Gambel oak - southwestern North America
Quercus garryana - Garry Oak - western North America
Quercus geminata - Sand live oak - southeastern North America
Quercus grisea - Gray oak - south central North America
Quercus havardii - Sand shinnery oak, Shin oak - south central North America
Quercus hinckleyi - - Texas
Quercus hondurensis - - Honduras
Quercus ilex - Holm oak - southern Europe, northwestern Africa
Quercus intricata - Texas
Quercus john-tuckeri - Tucker's oak - southwestern North America
Quercus laceyi - Lacey oak - south central North America
Quercus lanata - Woolly-leaved oak - Himalaya
Quercus leucotrichophora - Himalayan oak - Himalaya
Quercus lobata - Valley oak or California white oak - southwestern North America
Quercus lyrata - Overcup oak - eastern North America
Quercus macrocarpa - Bur oak - eastern & central North America
Quercus mohriana - Mohr oak - southwestern North America
Quercus michauxii - Swamp chestnut oak - eastern North America
Quercus minima - Dwarf live oak - southeastern North America
Quercus mongolica - Mongolian oak - eastern Asia
Quercus montana - Chestnut oak - eastern North America (syn. Q. prinus)
Quercus muhlenbergii - Chinkapin oak - eastern North America
Quercus oblongifolia - Mexican blue oak - western North America
Quercus oglethorpensis - Oglethorpe oak - southeastern North America
Quercus peduncularis - Central America
Quercus petraea - Sessile oak - Europe
Quercus polymorpha - Monterrey oak - Mexico & extreme S. Texas
Quercus prinoides - Dwarf chinkapin oak - eastern North America
Quercus pubescens - Downy oak - Europe
Quercus pungens - Sandpaper oak - south central North America
Quercus robur - Pedunculate oak, English oak - Europe, West Asia
Quercus rugosa - Netleaf oak - Mexico
Quercus sadleriana - Deer oak - California
Quercus stellata - Post oak - eastern North America
Quercus toumeyi - Toumey Oak - Extreme SW. New Mexico
Quercus turbinella - Scrub live oak - southwestern North America
Quercus vaseyana - Vasey oak - southwestern North America
Quercus virginiana - Southern live oak - southeastern North America
2006-08-12 10:33:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋