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The California black oak is a critical species for wildlife. Oaks (Quercus spp.) may be the single most important genus used by wildlife for food and cover in California forests and rangelands, [8] and California black oak occupies more total area in California than any other hardwood species. Livestock also make heavy use of this species for ...
– California black oak – California, southwestern Oregon; Quercus laevis Walter – turkey oak – southeastern North America; Quercus laurifolia Michx. – laurel oak – # southeastern North America; Quercus laurina Bonpl. – # Mexico; Quercus marilandica (L.) Münchh. – blackjack oak – eastern North America; Quercus mcvaughii Spellenb.
Quercus velutina (Latin 'velutina', "velvety") , the black oak, is a species of oak in the red oak group (Quercus sect. Lobatae), native and widespread in eastern and central North America. It is sometimes called the eastern black oak. [4] Quercus velutina was previously known as yellow oak due to the yellow pigment in its inner bark.
Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. [4] This botanical diversity stems not only from the size of the state, but also its diverse topographies , climates, and soils (e.g. serpentine outcrops ).
Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) Scrub oak (Quercus dumosa) Southern California black walnut (Juglans californica) California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) Box elder (Acer negundo) Willow (Salix sp.)
Pages in category "Quercus taxa by common names" ... California black oak; California Scrub Oak; Canyon live oak; Cedros Island Oak; Chapman oak; Chestnut-leaved Oak;
California's oldest tree, a Palmer's oak thought to be 13,000 to 18,000 years old, may be threatened by a proposed development, environmentalists say.
Black oak is a common name for several species of tree. These include: Quercus kelloggii, the California black oak, from the western United States; Quercus velutina, the eastern black oak, from the eastern United States and Canada; Casuarina pauper, an Australian tree species; Trigonobalanus excelsa, the Colombian black oak, an oak relative ...