Introductory
SPECIES: Quercus chrysolepis | Canyon Live Oak 



ABBREVIATION : 
QUECHR

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   QUCH2
   QUCHC
   QUCHN


COMMON NAMES : 
   canyon live oak
   dwarf canyon live oak
   maul oak


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of canyon live oak is Quercus
chrysolepis Liebm. [63,64,].  Canyon live oak, which is intermediate
between the white and black oak groups, is extremely variable both
morphologically and ecologically [63,72].  Recognized varieties are
[34,39]:

        Q. c. var. chrysolepis  canyon live oak
        Q. c. var. nana (Jepson) Jepson  dwarf canyon live oak

Canyon live oak hybridizes with island oak (Q. tomentella), huckleberry
oak (Q. vaccinifolia), and Palmer's oak (Q. palmeri) [28,34,63,94].



LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, August 1989


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, D. 1989. Quercus chrysolepis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Quercus chrysolepis | Canyon Live Oak