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Quercus chrysolepis, commonly termed canyon live oak, canyon oak, golden cup oak or maul oak, is a North American species of evergreen oak.Its leaves are a glossy dark green on the upper surface with prominent spines; a further identification arises from the leaves of canyon live oak being geometrically flat.
Leather oak (Quercus durata) - an evergreen shrub endemic to serpentine chaparral. Blue oak (Quercus douglasii) - in the Central Valley foothills and Coast Ranges. California black oak (Quercus kelloggii) - in the higher hills and mountains. Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis) - found mainly in northern mountainous regions.
Brandegee oak (Quercus brandegeei) California live oak (Quercus agrifolia) canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis) Chihuahua oak (Quercus chihuahuensis) cusi (Quercus albocincta) Davis Mountain oak (Quercus depressipes) Emory oak (Quercus emoryi) encino asta (Quercus subspathulata) gray oak (Quercus grisea) handbasin oak (Quercus tarahumara ...
Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis), along with; Giant chinquapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla). On steep, well drained slopes, canyon live oak is the dominant species, with coast Douglas-fir in a minor role. On serpentine soils, mixed evergreen forests are made up of: moister areas
California oak woodland occurs in moist areas usually up to 4,900 feet (1,500 m). [6] [5]: 387 These woodlands include oak species, such as coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis), and Engelmann's oak (Quercus engelmannii).
Blue oak, Quercus douglasii, and Canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis occur in the Siskiyou National Forest. For the California endemic Blue Oak, the disjunctive stands are occurring near the northern limit of its range, which occur no farther north than Del Norte County. [10]
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Shrublands of Chamise, Manzanita species, and scrub oak tend to dominate the lower elevations of California montane chaparral and woodlands. This ecoregion contains several oak species, including coast live oak, canyon live oak (golden-cup oak), interior live oak, tan oak, and Engelmann oak. It has eight endemic conifer species.