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Quercus parvula var. parvula
Quercus parvula Greene var. parvula
Santa Cruz Island Oak
Fagaceae (Beech family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: QUPAP2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Fruit Type: Nut
Size Notes: Up to about 10 feet tall.
Fruit: Acorns biennial, narrowly conic or ovoid to narrowly oblong. Cup deeply and narrowly cup-shaped or U-shaped, enclosing 1/3-2/3 nut.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: CANative Habitat: Valleys, slopes, sand chaparral.
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 parvula var. parvula in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Quercus parvula var. parvula in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Quercus parvula var. parvula
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR