Quercus durata

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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
File:Quercus durata range map.JPG
Synonyms[1]
  • Quercus dumosa var. bullata Engelm.
  • Quercus dumosa subsp. durata (Jeps.) A.Camus
  • Quercus dumosa var. revoluta Sarg.

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Quercus durata (California scrub oak, leather oak) is an oak endemic to (found only) in 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.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Quercus durata Jeps.
  2. ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Quercus durata Jepson, leather oak
  3. ↑ Flora of North America: Quercus durata
  4. ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2010. Leather Oak, Quercus durata. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and Environment. Washington DC

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