Quercus Xacutidens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Quercus ×acutidens Torr.

Torrey's hybrid oak

2017 Diane Etchison

2004 Charles E. Jones

2017 Ian Cain

Quercus ×acutidens is a shrub or tree that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~396 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Quercus
Family:	Fagaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat the fruit or leaf of this plant.

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JM93	Quercus acutidens

Information about Quercus ×acutidens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (QUAC3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[oaks.of.the.world.free.fr] Range, Description: Range American mainland, in front of California Channel Islands (San Luis Rey, San Diego County), at less than 1600m above sea level; Growth habit Small shrub less than 6 to 10 m tall Leaves 2 to 6 cm, evergreen, oboval, margin wavy more than toothed, light dull green and glabrous above, hairy beneath but becoming glabrous when older, with petiole 3 to 7 mm; Fruits acorn 2 to 2.5 cm, enclosed in warty cup, maturing in 1 year; cotyledons sometimes connate. (contributed by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links po120482:!null:!null:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/02/2024).