Quercus chrysolepis

SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderFagales
5. FamilyFagaceae

Native toArizona, California, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon

Observations recorded15,011

In southwestern Oregon, canyon live oak is primarily associated with Douglas-fir, tanoak, giant chinkapin (Castanopsis chrysophylla), and Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) in the mixed evergreen forests. In these forests it is a codominant tree and a shrub in the Pseudotsuga menziesii-Quercus chrysolepis-Lithocarpus densiflorus/Quercus chrysolepis-Lithocarpus densiflorus climax community type. On steep canyon slopes, it is dominant in the Quercus chrysolepis-Lithocarpus densiflorus-Pseudotsuga menziesii/Rhus diversiloba/ moss community. On benches and ridgetops, canyon live oak along with tanoak occupies the lower tree canopy of the Pseudotsuga, -menziesii-Pinus spp./Lithocarpus densiflorus-Quercus chrysolepis-Castanopsis chrysophylla /Pteridium aquilinum community. Canyon live oak also is a major codominant in the successional evergreen chaparral, along with hoary manzanita (Arctostaphylos canescens) and greenleaf manzanita (A. patula). In the mixed conifer zone of the western slope of the Cascade Range, canyon live oak primarily grows in semipermanent fire chaparral associated with snowbrush ceanothus (Ceanothus velutinus) (6). In the Klamath region of northern California, cany

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🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

4,290

With media

3,146

Family

Fagaceae

Collections

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, UCMP, ENCB-IPN, CAS, DAV, UTEP

Recorded in

United States, Mexico