Scrub Oak
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Scrub Oak is a general name for several species of small, shrub
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Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
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Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
s, including the following species:
- California Scrub OakCalifornia Scrub OakQuercus berberidifolia, the California Scrub Oak, is a small evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubby oak in the white oak section Quercus sect. Quercus...
(Quercus berberidifolia) - Leather OakQuercus durataQuercus durata is an oak endemic to California.Quercus durata var. durata is a strict serpentine endemic that occurs in the Coast Range and northern Sierra Nevadas. It is often a component of serpentine chaparral...
(Quercus durata) - Coastal Scrub Oak (Quercus dumosa)
- Tucker OakQuercus john-tuckeriQuercus john-tuckeri is a species of oak known by the common name Tucker oak, or Tucker's oak. Previously known as Quercus turbinella ssp. californica, it was elevated to species status in 1994...
(Quercus john-tuckeri) - Island Scrub OakQuercus pacificaQuercus pacifica is a species of oak known by the common name island scrub oak. It is endemic to the Channel Islands of California, where it is known from Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and Santa Catalina Islands. While limited to three islands, it is not uncommon there, occurring in grassland, chaparral,...
(Quercus pacifica) - Santa Cruz Island Oak (Quercus parvula)
- Gambel oakGambel oakQuercus gambelii, or Gambel oak, is a deciduous small tree or large shrub widespread in the foothills and lower mountain elevations of the central southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico: its range is centered on the Colorado Plateau–Four Corners states of Utah-Colorado,...
(Quercus gambelii) - Bear OakBear OakQuercus ilicifolia, commonly known as Bear Oak or Scrub Oak, is a small shrubby oak native to the Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada.-References:**...
(Quercus ilicifolia) - Sonoran Scrub OakQuercus turbinellaQuercus turbinella is a species of oak known by the common names Sonoran scrub oak and shrub live oak. It is native to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States from far eastern California to southwest Colorado, Rio Grande New Mexico, to west Texas.-Distribution:Quercus turbinella...
(Quercus turbinella)