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Quercus myrsinifolia is an evergreen oak tree that grows up to 20 metres (66 ft) tall. Leaves are 60–110 × 18–40 mm with serrulate margins; the petiole is 10–25 mm long. The acorns are ovoid to ellipsoid, 14–25 × 10–15 mm, and glabrous with a rounded apex; the flat scar is approx. 6 mm in diameter.
Like shirakashi (白樫 - しらかし) (Quercus myrsinifolia), whose wood is often called shirokashi outside of Japan, and other related sub-genera, Japanese Evergreen Oak, or akagashi, is a preferred choice for Japanese martial arts practice weapons such as bokken.
Quercus lobata Née – valley oak or California white oak – California; Quercus lusitanica Lam. – gall oak or Lusitanian oak – Iberia, North Africa; Quercus lyrata Walter – overcup oak – eastern North America; Quercus × macdonaldii Greene & Kellogg – California; Quercus macdougallii Martínez – Mexico; Quercus macranthera Fisch ...
Valley oak (Quercus lobata) - the largest of these, found in valley regions. Leather oak (Quercus durata) - an evergreen shrub endemic to serpentine chaparral. Blue oak (Quercus douglasii) - in the Central Valley foothills and Coast Ranges. California black oak (Quercus kelloggii) - in the higher hills and mountains.
California scrub oak (Quercus berberidifolia), a widespread species commonly referred to as scrub oak; Coastal scrub oak (Quercus dumosa), although currently defined in a narrow sense, has been applied to other scrub oaks now considered separate species; Other California species referred to as "scrub oaks" Leather oak (Quercus durata)
In the 1700s, a young botanist scandalized some by discussing “birds and bees” of pollination, and awarding Latin names to plants and animals.
California’s eco-bureaucrats halted a wildfire prevention project near the Pacific Palisades to protect an endangered shrub. It’s just the latest clash between fire safety and conservation in ...
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