Interior Live Oak
A rounded shape from 30 to 65 feet tall its branches often spreading as far as the tree is tall and often low to the ground.
Interior live oak. Interior live oak quercus wislizenii. Native introduced native and introduced. Antonyms for interior live oak. Despite the common name it grows near the coast as well as in the coast ranges central valley and sierra foothills.
Quercus wislizenii quercus wizlizenii. As a result it s not uncommon to see maturing acorns and tiny developing acorns on the same branch of an interior live oak or shreve oak. However exposure to temperatures of 32 to 41 f can effectively stratify seed and enhance germination. Interior live oak is a native california baja california endemic.
The plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of quercus wislizeni. Quercus wislizeni known by the common name interior live oak is an evergreen oak highly variable and often shrubby found in many areas of california in the united states continuing south into northern baja california in mexico it generally occurs in foothills being most abundant in the lower elevations of the sierra nevada but also widespread in the pacific coast ranges where since. Pests and pathogens from calinvasives. Bloom period photos from calphotos.
Management interior live oak sprouts vigorously after fire or mechanical disturbance. Observation search 4192 records plant characteristics. It tends to grow at elevations from sea level to 5 000 feet and is a major component of foothill woodland. Interior live oak is a common evergreen tree through the coast ranges.
Interior live oak chapparal oak quercus wislizeni a dicot is a tree or shrub that is native to california and baja california. Synonyms for interior live oak in free thesaurus. It occurs over about 16 of california s landscape interior live oak is most common in the inner coast ranges the foothills of the southern cascade range and the sierra nevada 125 126 it also occurs on santa cruz island both varieties are common in northern california. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Interior live oak definition is an evergreen oak quercus wizlizenii of western north america much resembling the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in the foothills of mountain ranges somewhat removed from the coast and forming an important part of the chaparral. 2 synonyms for interior live oak. Indicates that the acorns of interior live oak can germinate without exposure to low temperatures. Cultivars improved and selected materials and.
Interior live oak quercus wislizeni is a native tree or shrub in the fagaceae beech family. Interior live oak subordinate taxa.