Quercus aliena, the galcham oak or oriental white oak, is a species of oak in the family Fagaceae, in the white oak section Quercus. It is a tree native to eastern and Southeast Asia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Oriental white 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 dentata
- Quercus serrata
- Quercus mongolica
- Quercus canariensis
- Quercus michauxii
- Quercus muehlenbergii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
- Species
- Quercus aliena
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