Notholithocarpus

Notholithocarpus
Foliage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Subfamily: Quercoideae
Genus: Notholithocarpus
Manos, Cannon & S.H.Oh
Species:
N. densiflorus
Binomial name
Notholithocarpus densiflorus
(Hook. & Arn.) Manos, Cannon & S.H.Oh
Varieties
  • Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus
  • Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (R.Br.ter) Manos, Cannon & S.H.Oh
Notholithocarpus densiflorus range
Synonyms
  • Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehder
  • Pasania densiflora (Hook. & Arn.) Oerst.
  • Quercus densiflora Hook. & Arn.
  • Synaedrys densiflora (Hook. & Arn.) Koidz.

Notholithocarpus densiflorus, commonly known as the tanoak or tanbark-oak, is a broadleaf tree in the family Fagaceae, and the type species of the genus Notholithocarpus. It is a hardwood tree that is native to the far western United States, particularly Oregon and California. It ranges from 15–40 meters (49–131 feet) in height, with a trunk diameter of 60–190 centimeters (24–75 inches). There are a number of radical and incompatible perceptions of tanoak; it has been seen by some as a cash crop and by others as a treasured food plant, while yet others have considered it a "trash tree."

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