Leather Oak facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Leather Oak |
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Quercus durata, the California scrub oak, or leather oak, is an oak endemic to California.
Quercus durata var. durata is a strict serpentine endemic that grows in the Coast Ranges and northern Sierra Nevada. It is often a component of serpentine chaparral.
Quercus durata is an evergreen shrub occasionally reaching 3 meters (10 feet) in height but usually much shorter. Leaves are rarely flat, usually cupped, with a thick layer of small branching hairs on the underside making it feel like felt.
Cultivation
Quercus durata is often used as an urban tree and medicinal plant.
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See also
In Spanish: Quercus durata para niños
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