Quercus durata
| Quercus durata | |
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| var. durata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. durata |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus durata Jeps. 1909 | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Quercus durata (California scrub oak, leather oak) is an oak endemic to California.
Quercus durata var. durata is a strict serpentine endemic that grows in the Coast Ranges and northern Sierra Nevada. It is often a component of serpentine chaparral.[2]
Quercus durata is an evergreen shrub occasionally reaching 3 meters (10 feet) in height but usually much shorter. Leaves are rarely flat, usually cupped, with a thick layer of small branching hairs on the underside making it feel like felt.[3][4]
Cultivation
Quercus durata is often used as an urban tree and medicinal plant.
See also
- California chaparral and woodlands - (ecoregion)
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Quercus durata Jeps.
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Quercus durata Jepson, leather oak
- ↑ Flora of North America: Quercus durata
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2010. Leather Oak, Quercus durata. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and Environment. Washington DC
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Quercus durata
- Plants For A Future: Quercus durata
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Quercus durata
- Quercus durata - Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
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