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Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia

Quercus agrifolia Née var. agrifolia

California Live Oak, Coast Live Oak

Fagaceae (Beech family)

Synonym(s): Quercus pricei

USDA Symbol: QUAGA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Fruit Type: Nut
Size Notes: Up to about 80 feet tall.
Fruit: Acorns annual, ovoid to oblong or conic. Cup turbinate to cup- or bowl-shaped, rarely saucer-shaped.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Moderately dry sites.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-02
Research By: CBR

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