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California scrub oak

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Also known as: Quercus dumosa
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California scrub oak
California scrub oak The small leaves of a California scrub oak (Quercus berberidifolia).

California scrub oak (Quercus dumosa) is a low, evergreen shrub native to the California chaparral. It is known for its resilience, demonstrating a strong ability to recover after fires and survive intense drought.12

While "scrub oak" can refer to several small, shrubby trees in the Quercus genus found in dry North American soils, California scrub oak specifically refers to Q. dumosa or Q. berberidifolia in western North America. Nuttall's scrub oak (Q. dumosa) is an endangered species that grows as an evergreen shrub.2

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