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Quercus durata var. durata
Quercus durata Jeps. var. durata
Leather Oak
Fagaceae (Beech family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: QUDUD2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub , Tree
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Fruit Type: Nut
Size Notes: Up to about 10 feet tall.
Fruit: Acorns solitary or paired, globose, ovoid or cylindric. Cup reddish, hemispheric, deeply cup-shaped or turbinate, enclosing to 1/2 nut or more.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Distribution
USA: CANative Habitat: Serpentine 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.
Additional resources
USDA: Find Quercus durata var. durata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Quercus durata var. durata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Quercus durata var. durata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR