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botanical illustration of Willow Oak, Quercus phellos

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Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

Willow Oak · Dąb wierzbolistny · Fűzlevelű tölgy · Okwani · Pile-eg · Weiden-Eiche · Weidenblättrige Eiche · Willow oak · dub čiarkolistý · dub čárkolistý · pajutammi · pilek · willow oak · Дуб иволистный · 柳葉櫟

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ALUMINUM, BORON, CALCIUM, COPPER

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Fagaceae

Scientific name: Quercus phellos

Common names: Willow Oak, Dąb wierzbolistny, Fűzlevelű tölgy, Okwani, Pile-eg, Weiden-Eiche, Weidenblättrige Eiche, Willow oak, dub čiarkolistý, dub čárkolistý, pajutammi, pilek, willow oak, Дуб иволистный, 柳葉櫟

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Willow oak (Quercus phellos) seedling roots continue respiration and growth during fall and winter in a soil temperature-dependent manner. · 2025 source ↗
  • Mechanical site preparation treatment and species effects on carbon pools in 12-year-old American sycamore [Platanus occidentalis L.] and willow oak [Quercus phellos L.] riparian plantations, Virginia Piedmont, USA · 2025 source ↗
  • Provenance and production location affects growth and quality of Quercus phellos and Q. shumardii seedlings. · 2004 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ALUMINUM
  • BORON
  • CALCIUM
  • COPPER
  • FLUORINE
  • MAGNESIUM
  • POTASSIUM
  • SELENIUM
  • ZINC
  • IRON
  • SODIUM
  • ASH
  • CADMIUM
  • COBALT
  • PHOSPHORUS
  • STRONTIUM
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  • CHROMIUM
  • LEAD
  • NICKEL
  • TITANIUM
  • BARIUM
  • IODINE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Quercus phellos
Quercus phellos · Ian Alexander

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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