white oak (Quercus alba)
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Flowering plantsIn Cuyahoga County, Ohio

White oak

Quercus alba L.

White oak in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Fagales
Family
Fagaceae
Genus
Quercus
Near Cuyahoga County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (21)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (61)
  • Recorded, season not shown (6)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
white oak by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County183 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County63 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County91 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Cuyahoga County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 63 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Cuyahoga County · records of all species each week, 92,154 in all

Records per week from 63 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of white oak in Cuyahoga County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of white oakYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000468
Jan 11–1700502
Jan 18–2411393
Jan 25–3100380
Feb 1–711590
Feb 8–1411504
Feb 15–2100455
Feb 22–2822583
Mar 1–700567
Mar 8–1400750
Mar 15–2111819
Mar 22–2800780
Mar 29 – Apr 4111,014
Apr 5–11001,655
Apr 12–18002,306
Apr 19–25001,857
Apr 26 – May 2114,135
May 3–9002,830
May 10–16112,640
May 17–23112,938
May 24–30432,903
May 31 – Jun 6222,621
Jun 7–13002,326
Jun 14–20002,465
Jun 21–27002,426
Jun 28 – Jul 4112,632
Jul 5–11212,765
Jul 12–18002,898
Jul 19–25222,860
Jul 26 – Aug 1112,736
Aug 2–8433,021
Aug 9–15222,627
Aug 16–22002,732
Aug 23–29112,388
Aug 30 – Sep 5113,076
Sep 6–12333,578
Sep 13–19433,735
Sep 20–26223,328
Sep 27 – Oct 3532,834
Oct 4–10112,275
Oct 11–17111,937
Oct 18–24001,181
Oct 25–31321,172
Nov 1–754893
Nov 8–1432854
Nov 15–2100485
Nov 22–2811552
Nov 29 – Dec 511448
Dec 6–1222498
Dec 13–1911458
Dec 20–2600575
Dec 27 – Jan 211709

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 1,047 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,047 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of white oak in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of white oakYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10846,211
Jan 11–171255,146
Jan 18–24544,645
Jan 25–311654,698
Feb 1–72166,023
Feb 8–141675,888
Feb 15–21535,436
Feb 22–28946,846
Mar 1–71038,321
Mar 8–1411310,384
Mar 15–2113612,620
Mar 22–2814813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 410419,661
Apr 5–1110526,860
Apr 12–189639,925
Apr 19–254341,623
Apr 26 – May 213656,391
May 3–910652,952
May 10–1613853,785
May 17–2328757,698
May 24–3026954,651
May 31 – Jun 626853,099
Jun 7–1318853,700
Jun 14–2018856,625
Jun 21–2716755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 415658,477
Jul 5–1123961,336
Jul 12–1818864,722
Jul 19–2520769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 118959,416
Aug 2–822559,712
Aug 9–1528955,994
Aug 16–2215754,328
Aug 23–2916951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 527857,167
Sep 6–12331059,075
Sep 13–1938954,543
Sep 20–26361045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 334743,180
Oct 4–1018837,841
Oct 11–1753830,824
Oct 18–2433821,156
Oct 25–3158919,021
Nov 1–749814,172
Nov 8–1435812,621
Nov 15–212177,965
Nov 22–283188,136
Nov 29 – Dec 52386,083
Dec 6–121556,004
Dec 13–19965,423
Dec 20–26945,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2958,459

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 4 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Quercus recorded in Cuyahoga County

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • post oak Quercus stellataOften confused in Ohio: 20 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • bur oak Quercus macrocarpaOften confused in Ohio: 19 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • northern red oak Quercus rubraOften confused in Ohio: 16 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • swamp white oak Quercus bicolorOften confused in Ohio: 13 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • black oak Quercus velutina139 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest54%31%
Developed37%49%
Farmland6%11%
Wetland3%5%
Grassland and shrub0.8%0.9%
Open water0.3%3%

From 617 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,047 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.