Woody > Quercus > Quercus engelmannii > Quercus engelmannii
Quercus engelmannii
Englelmann's Oak, Mesa Oak, Evergreen White Oak
Origin: Baja, California, United States of America and Mexico.
| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Quercus |
| Species |
| engelmannii |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Height |
| 10-15 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| With an extensive decline in population, this species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened. |
| Habitat |
| Oak woodlands and slopes at an altitude of 50-1,200 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Light grey and furrowed with brown hairy twigs. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Globose and glabrous, reddish-brown, 1-2 mm. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oblong or elliptic, thick, blueish-green, glabrous and smooth with a yellowish-green underside, 7-8 secondary veins on either side of the midvein and a cuneate to cordate base, 2.5-7 x 1.2-2.5 cm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Acorn, elliptic and light grey, singular or paired. Nut ovoid or oblong, light brown, 1.5-2.5 x 1.2-1.4 cm. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Santa Rosa Plateau Reserve, 39400 Clinton Keith Rd, Murrieta, California, United States of America. |
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