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Taxon  Report  
Quercus dumosa  Nutt.
Coastal sage scrub oak,   Nuttall's scrub oak
Quercus dumosa is a shrub that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).   CNDDB
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(1282 records)
one or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Toxicity: MINOR, DERMATITIS (ACORNS)

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
More information about  Quercus dumosa

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 10/01/2022).