Quercus dumosa

Quercus dumosa
Quercus dumosa
Coastal sage scrub oak
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. dumosa
Binomial name
Quercus dumosa
Nutt.

Quercus dumosa is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. This tree goes by the common name Coastal sage scrub oak.[2]

Distribution

Quercus dumosa is found in Mexico and the U.S. state of California. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species Quercus dumosa lends its name to the eponymous plant community Quercus dumosa chaparral, in which Coastal sage scrub oak and toyon often co-dominate in chaparral.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ K. Nixon, 1998
  2. ^ USDA, 2008
  3. ^ C.M. Hogan, 2008

References