Scrub oak is a common name for several species of small,
shrubby
oaks. It may refer to:
*the
Chaparral
Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant community and geographical feature found primarily in the U.S. state of California, in southern Oregon, and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterrane ...
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
''Quercus durata'', commonly known as leather oak, is a species of oak endemic to California, common in the California Coast Ranges, Coast Ranges and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The common name "leather oak" is derived from the leathery t ...
'')
*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 an American national park located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, and was named after ...
, and the other 15 miles SW of Van Horn.
*Gambel oak (''
Quercus gambelii'')
[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'')
*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'')
*Sand live oak (''
Quercus geminata'')
*Turkey oak (''
Quercus laevis'')
See also
Florida scrub
Europe
*Kermes oak (''
Quercus coccifera'')
*Gall oak (
Quercus lusitanica)
Others
*Santa Cruz Island oak (''
Quercus parvula'')
Quercus
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