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Quercus x acutidens | |
Author | Torr. 1858 Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 207 1858. |
Synonyms | cornelius-mulleri X engelmannii (for
Nixon & Steele, 1980) = dumosa var. acutidens (Torr.) Wenzig 1885 = macdonaldii var. elegantula Greene = dumosa var. elegantula (Greene) Jepson |
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Range | American mainland, in front of California Channel Islands (San Luis Rey, San Diego County), at less than 1600m above sea level; |
Growth habit | Small shrub less than 6-10 m tall |
Leaves | 2-6 cm, evergreen, oboval, margin wavy more than toothed, light dull green and glabrous above, hairy beneath but becoming glabrous when older, with petiole 3- 7 mm; |
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Fruits | acorn 2-2.5 cm, enclosed in warty cup, maturing in 1 year; cotyledons sometimes connate; |
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-- Sub-genus Quercus, section Quercus, sub-section Dumosae;
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