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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 ''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. Description ''Quercus berberidifolia'' grows t ...
''), 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 ''Quercus john-tuckeri'' is a North American species of oak known by the common name Tucker oak, or Tucker's oak.Nixon, K. C. and C. H. Muller. (1994). New names in California oaks. Novon 4:4 391-93. It is endemic to California, where it grows in ...
'') *Island scrub oak (''
Quercus pacifica ''Quercus pacifica'' is a species of oak known by the common names island scrub oak, Channel Island scrub oak, and Pacific oak. Description ''Quercus pacifica'' is a shrub or a small tree growing up to in height, or occasionally taller. The le ...
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In the Southwestern United States

*Coahuila scrub oak ('' Quercus intricata''), in the US, it is reported at only two sites: One in the
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inside
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, 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 ''Quercus grisea'', commonly known as the gray oak, shin oak or scrub oak, is a North American species deciduous or evergreen shrub or medium-sized tree in the white oak group. It is native to the mountains of the southwestern United States and n ...
''), 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 ''Quercus turbinella'' is a North American species of oak known by the common names shrub oak, turbinella oak, shrub live oak, and gray oak. It is native to Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and Nevada in the western United State ...
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In the Northeastern United States

*Bear oak (''
Quercus ilicifolia ''Quercus ilicifolia'', commonly known as bear oak or scrub oak, is a small shrubby oak native to the Eastern United States and, less commonly, in southeastern Canada. Its range in the United States extends from Maine to North Carolina, with repo ...
'') *Britton's Oak (''Quercus ×brittonii''), a hybrid of Bear oak (''
Quercus ilicifolia ''Quercus ilicifolia'', commonly known as bear oak or scrub oak, is a small shrubby oak native to the Eastern United States and, less commonly, in southeastern Canada. Its range in the United States extends from Maine to North Carolina, with repo ...
'') and Blackjack oak (''
Quercus marilandica ''Quercus marilandica'', the blackjack oak, is a small oak, one of the red oak group ''Quercus'' sect. ''Lobatae''. It is native to the eastern and central United States. Description ''Quercus marilandica'' is a small deciduous tree growing to ...
'') *Dwarf Chinkapin (''
Quercus prinoides ''Quercus prinoides'', commonly known as dwarf chinkapin oak, dwarf chinquapin oak, dwarf chestnut oak or scrub chestnut oak, is a shrubby, clone-forming oak native to central-eastern North America. Description The dwarf chinkapin oak is a s ...
''), distribution extends to Midwest and South-Central U.S.


In the Southeastern United States

*Chapman oak (''
Quercus chapmanii ''Quercus chapmanii'', commonly referred to as the Chapman oak, is a species of oak that grows in the southeastern United States. Description ''Quercus chapmanii'' is a shrub or small tree occasionally reaching a height of 6 meters (20 feet) but ...
'') *Myrtle oak (''
Quercus myrtifolia ''Quercus myrtifolia'', the myrtle oak, is a North American species of oak. It is native to the southeastern United States (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina). It is often found in coastal areas on sandy soils. It is an ev ...
'') *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 ''Quercus geminata'', commonly called sand live oak, is an evergreen oak tree native to the coastal regions of the subtropical southeastern United States, along the Atlantic Coast from southern Florida northward to southeastern Virginia and al ...
'') *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 ''Quercus lusitanica'', commonly known as gall oak, Lusitanian oak, or dyer's oak, is a species of oak native to Portugal, Spain ( Galicia and western Andalucia) and Morocco. ''Quercus lusitanica'' is the source of commercial nutgalls. These gal ...
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Others

*Santa Cruz Island oak ('' Quercus parvula'') Quercus {{Plant common name