- Source: Quercus sadleriana
Quercus sadleriana is a species of oak known by the common names Sadler's oak and deer oak. It is native to southwestern Oregon and far northern California in the Klamath Mountains. It grows in coniferous forests. It is placed in section Ponticae.
Description
Quercus sadleriana is an evergreen shrub growing 1 to 3 meters (3+1⁄2 to 10 feet) tall from a root network with rhizomes. The leaves are reminiscent of chestnut leaves, oval with toothed edges and rounded, faintly pointed ends. The fruit is an acorn with a cap between 1 and 2 centimetres (1⁄2 and 3⁄4 inch) wide and a spherical or egg-shaped, round-ended nut up to 2 cm (3⁄4 in) long.
References
External links
Jepson Manual treatment
Quercus sadleriana in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Quercus sadleriana
- Quercus subg. Quercus
- List of Quercus species
- Quercus phillyreoides
- Cameraria sadlerianella
- Northern California coastal forests
- List of near threatened plants
- Quercus furuhjelmi
- List of endangered plants
