Quercus serrata, the jolcham oak (Chinese: 枹栎; pinyin: bāolì, Japanese: 小楢 (konara)), is an East Asian species of tree in the beech family. It is native to China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and the eastern Himalayas.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Konara oak being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Quercus aliena
- Quercus castaneifolia
- Quercus variabilis
- Quercus mongolica
- Quercus segoviensis
- Quercus dentata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
- Species
- Quercus serrata
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