Quercus berberidifolia

California scrub oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. berberidifolia
Binomial name
Quercus berberidifolia
Synonyms
  • Quercus agrifolia var. berberidifolia (Liebm.) Wenz.
  • Quercus dumosa f. berberidifolia (Liebm.) Trel.
  • Quercus dumosa var. munita Greene

Quercus berberidifolia, the California scrub oak, is a small evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubby oak in the white oak section of Quercus. It is native to California and common in chaparral.

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