Fagaceae Family — Genera & Species
Fagaceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 501 species in 8 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Fagaceae species
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
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European beech
Fagus sylvatica
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English Oak
Quercus robur
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Chinese Chestnut
Castanea mollissima
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Sweet Chestnut
Castanea sativa
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Graceful Chinkapin
Castanopsis concinna
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Fissured Chinquapin
Castanopsis fissa
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Taiwan Chinkapin
Castanopsis kawakamii
Jacy ChenCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Chinese beech
Fagus longipetiolata
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Oriental Beech
Fagus orientalis
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Guatemalan oak
Quercus acatenangensis
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Algerian Oak
Quercus afares
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Genera in the Fagaceae family
- Quercus372 species · e.g. English Oak
- Lithocarpus63 species
- Castanopsis39 species · e.g. Graceful Chinkapin
- Fagus13 species · e.g. American Beech
- Castanea8 species · e.g. Chinese Chestnut
- Trigonobalanus3 species
- Chrysolepis2 species · e.g. Golden Chinkapin
- Notholithocarpus1 species · e.g. Tanoak
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.