california scrub oak

Quercus berberidifolia

Member of white oaks (section Quercus)
high-latitude oaks (subgenus Quercus)
oaks (genus Quercus)
beech family (family Fagaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
other colors in flowering plants

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Caution: ID unsure

• leaf:
• adaxially ± flat to wavy, ± shiny, green
• abaxially with minute appressed stellate hairs, dull, pale green
• margin mucro- [sharp rib] or spine-toothed
• uncommon

Toxicity of acorn, oak (Quercus spp.):
1 – Skin contact with these plants can cause symptoms ranging from redness, itching, and rash to painful blisters like skin burns.
3 – Ingestion of these plants is expected to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms that may cause illness but is not life-threatening.

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Chris’s observations: 2 (1 is research grade)

Locations:

• Russian Ridge OSP
• Sierra Azul OSP

Months:

• Nov.: 1
• Dec.: 0
• Jan.: 0
• Feb.: 0
• Mar.: 0
• Apr.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora