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Quercus x macdonaldii | |
Author | Greene & Kellogg 1889 Ill. W. Amer. Oaks 25 |
Synonyms | pacifica
x lobata = dumosa var. macdonaldii (Greene & Kellogg) Jepson 1923 = dumosa subsp macdonaldii (Greene & Kellogg) A.Camus 1935 |
Local names | island scrub oak |
Range | Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and Santa Catalina Islands at < 600 m; |
Growth habit | 2-15 m |
Leaves | deciduous 4-7 cm long, both ends rounded, with 2-4 shallow lobes, thick, stiff, tomentose beneath; |
Flowers | |
Fruits | acorn 2-3 cm, enclosed for 1/3 in hairy cup, maturing in 1 year; |
Bark, twigs and |
scaly and greyish bark; tomentose twigs; |
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Miscellaneous | --
Absent on american mainland; -- Named after James Mac Donald who put up the money for the publication of "Illustration of West American Oaks" by Alb. Kellogg and Ed. Greene in 1889; -- Different from Q.lobata by shallower leaves sinus, smaller and sharper lobes; -- Fixed hybrid; |
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