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Quercus gambelii var. gambelii

Quercus gambelii Nutt. var. gambelii

Gambel Oak, Gambel's Oak

Fagaceae (Beech family)

Synonym(s): Quercus eastwoodiae, Quercus gunnisonii, Quercus leptophylla, Quercus nitescens, Quercus novomexicana, Quercus submollis, Quercus utahensis, Quercus vreelandii

USDA Symbol: QUGAG

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Fruit Type: Nut
Size Notes: Up to about 35 feet tall.
Fruit: Acorns ovoid to ellipsoid, cup deeply cup-shaped, enclosing 1/4-1/2 nut.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , NM , NV , OK , SD , TX , UT , WY
Native Habitat: Montane conifer, oak-maple, and higher margins of pinyon-juniper woodlands.

Web Reference

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

Metadata

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

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