Fagaceae

(fag-GAY-see-ee)
– a family in the Fagales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 16 not-too-obscure plants that are in the Beech Family:

• Quercus alba  (White Oak)  [CC4]
• Quercus bicolor  (Swamp White Oak)  [CC7]
• Quercus x bushii  (Blackjack-Scarlet Hybrid)
• Quercus coccinea  (Scarlet Oak)  [CC5]
• Quercus imbricaria  (Shingle Oak)  [CC3]
• Quercus x leana  (Black-Shingle Hybrid)
• Quercus lyrata  (Overcup Oak)  [CC8]
• Quercus macrocarpa  (Bur Oak)  [CC4]
• Quercus marilandica  (Blackjack Oak)  [CC4]
• Quercus muehlenbergii  (Chinkapin Oak)  [CC5]
• Quercus palustris  (Pin Oak)  [CC4]
• Quercus rubra  (Northern Red Oak)  [CC5]
• Quercus x runcinata  (Red-Shingle Hybrid)
• Quercus shumardii  (Shumard Oak)  [CC5]
• Quercus stellata  (Post Oak)  [CC4]
• Quercus velutina  (Black Oak)  [CC4]

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism

Note: the Chestnuts (genus Castanea) and the Beeches (genus Fagus) also belong to this family, but only planted individuals are found here in the St. Louis area, so they’re not listed.