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Section ''Quercus''

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.


Section ''Mesobalanus''

Europe, Asia, north Africa. Styles long; acorns mature in 6 months, bitter, inside of acorn shell hairless (closely related to sect. ''Quercus'' and sometimes included in it).


Section ''Cerris''

Europe, Asia, north Africa. Styles long; acorns mature in 18 months, very bitter, inside of acorn shell hairless or slightly hairy.


Section ''Protobalanus''

The intermediate oaks. Southwest USA & northwest Mexico. Styles short, acorns mature in 18 months, very bitter, inside of acorn shell woolly.


Section ''Lobatae''

The red oaks (synonym sect. ''Erythrobalanus''). North, Central & South America. Styles long, acorns mature in 18 months, very bitter, inside of acorn shell woolly.



NOTES

# Species with Evergreen foliage (" Live Oak s") are tagged #. Note that the change from deciduous to evergreen character (or vice-versa) has evolved on numerous occasions in ''Quercus'', and does not necessarily indicate that the species concerned are closely related.


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