Scrub oak is a common name for several species of small,
shrub
A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...
by
oak
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...
s. It may refer to:
*the
Chaparral
Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant plant community, community found primarily in California, southern Oregon, and northern Baja California. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild wet winters and hot dry summers) and infrequent, high-intens ...
plant community in California, or to one of the following species.
In California
*California scrub oak (''
Quercus berberidifolia''), a widespread species commonly referred to as scrub oak
*Coastal scrub oak (''
Quercus dumosa''), although currently defined in a narrow sense, has been applied to other scrub oaks now considered separate species
;Other California species referred to as "scrub oaks"
*Leather oak (''
Quercus durata'')
*Tucker oak (''
Quercus john-tuckeri'')
*Island scrub oak (''
Quercus pacifica'')
In the Southwestern United States
*Coahuila scrub oak (''
Quercus intricata''), in the US, it is reported at only two sites: One in the
Chisos Mountains inside
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topograph ...
, and the other 15 miles SW of Van Horn.
*Gambel oak (''
Quercus gambelii
''Quercus gambelii'', with the common name Gambel oak, is a deciduous small tree or large shrub that is widespread in the foothills and lower mountains of western North America. It is also regionally called scrub oak, oak brush, and white oak.
T ...
'')
[The hybrid of ''Q. gambelii'' and ''Q. turbinella'' is ''Quercus × pauciloba'', synonym ''Quercus undulata''.]
*Gray oak (''
Quercus grisea''), in the mountains of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
*Emory oak (''
Quercus emoryi
''Quercus emoryi'', the Emory oak, is a species of oak common in Arizona (including inside Saguaro National Park), New Mexico and western Texas (including inside Big Bend National Park), United States, and northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua (sta ...
'')
*Pungent oak (''
Quercus pungens'')
*Sonoran scrub oak (''
Quercus turbinella'')
In the Northeastern United States
*Bear oak (''
Quercus ilicifolia'')
*Britton's Oak (''Quercus ×brittonii''), a hybrid of Bear oak (''
Quercus ilicifolia'') and Blackjack oak (''
Quercus marilandica'')
*Dwarf Chinkapin (''
Quercus prinoides''), distribution extends to Midwest and South-Central U.S.
In the Southeastern United States
*Chapman oak (''
Quercus chapmanii'')
*Myrtle oak (''
Quercus myrtifolia'')
*Sandhill oak (''
Quercus inopina
''Quercus inopina'', the sandhill oak, is an uncommon North American species of oak shrub. It has been found only in the state of Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the ...
'')
*Sand live oak (''
Quercus geminata'')
*Turkey oak (''
Quercus laevis
''Quercus laevis'', the turkey oak, is a member of the red oak group of oaks. It is native to the southeastern United States. The name turkey oak derives from the resemblance of the leaves to a turkey's foot. A Turkish and southern European spe ...
'')
See also
Florida scrub
Florida scrub is a forest ecoregion found throughout Florida in the United States. It is found on coastal and inland sand ridges and is characterized by an evergreen Xerophyte, xeromorphic plant community dominated by shrubs and dwarf oaks. Becau ...
Europe
*Kermes oak (''
Quercus coccifera
''Quercus coccifera'', the kermes oak or commonly known as Palestine oak, is an oak shrub or tree in section '' Ilex'' of the genus. It has many synonyms, including ''Quercus calliprinos''. It is native to the Mediterranean region and Northern ...
'')
*Gall oak (''
Quercus lusitanica'')
Others
*Santa Cruz Island oak (''
Quercus parvula'')
Quercus
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