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Quercus cornelius-mulleri
Quercus cornelius-mulleri Nixon & Steele
Desert Scrub Oak, Muller Oak, Scrub Oak
Fagaceae (Beech family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: QUCO7
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Tree
Leaf Retention: Evergreen , Semi-evergreen
Fruit Type: Nut
Size Notes: Up to about 8 feet tall.
Fruit: Acorns solitary or clustered, fusiform or cylyndric. Cup deeply cup-shaped or turbinate.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , BrownBloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr
Distribution
USA: CANative Habitat: Open chaparral, pinyon and juniper woodlands, desert margins, often on loose granitic soils.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Quercus cornelius-mulleri in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Quercus cornelius-mulleri in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Quercus cornelius-mulleri
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR