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Quercus parvula (Santa Cruz Island oak)

Synonyms: Quercus wislizeni f. parvula (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Quercus parvula is an evergreen red oak (Section Lobatae) found on north-facing Santa Cruz Island slopes and in the California Coast Ranges from Santa Barbara County north to Mendocino County. It was taxonomically combined with Quercus wislizeni until resurrected as a separate species by Kevin Nixon in 1980. The type locality is Palo Colorado Canyon in Monterey County. Three varieties of Q. parvula are currently recognized: Q. parvula differs morphologically from its close relative Q. wislizeni in the following ways:
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Infraspecies

Quercus parvula var. parvula (Attributes)
Quercus parvula var. shrevei (Attributes)
Quercus parvula var. tamalpaisensis (Attributes)

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  None
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Carbon Capture [1]  Medium
Shade Percentage [1]  79 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Height [1]  52 feet (15.8 m)
Width [1]  48 feet (14.6 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 6 Low Temperature: -10 F° (-23.3 C°) → 0 F° (-17.8 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate to Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Tree

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0