leather oak

Quercus durata var. durata

Member of leather oak (Quercus durata)
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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• leaf:
• adaxially convex, dull green
• margin wavy, often rolled under, spine-toothed or very pointy toothed
• common

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: 8 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 5
• Calero CP
• Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP
• Sierra Azul OSP

Months:

• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 1
• May: 1
• Jun.: 0
• Jul.: 1
• Aug.: 0
• Sep.: 1
• Oct.: 1
• Nov.: 2

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora