Quercus garryana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Quercus garryana Hook.

Garry's oak, Oregon oak, garry oak, Oregon white oak

Quercus garryana is a tree that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1608 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. breweri ... var. garryana ... var. semota
Genus:	Quercus
Family:	Fagaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat the fruit or leaf of this plant.

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Quercus garryana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (QUGA4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: David Douglas was the first non-native person who recorded the species (1820s) and named it after Nicholas Garry, who was deputy governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1822 to 1835 and a supporter of Douglas. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).