Quercus vacciniifolia Kellogg

Huckleberry oak (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Fagaceae > Quercus

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen shrub. It grows 0.7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Montane chaparral, which is integrated with coniferous forest where dry and sunny forest openings have formed due to disturbance such as landslides, thriving on dry, windy ridges and rocky outcrops; at elevations from 150-2,900 metres.
Light 2-3
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Quercus vacciniifolia leaf picture by ken harrison (cc-by-sa)
Quercus vacciniifolia leaf picture by ken harrison (cc-by-sa)
Quercus vacciniifolia leaf picture by ken harrison (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Quercus vacciniifolia world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Quercus vacciniifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60455241-2
WFO ID wfo-0000293801
COL ID 8X4FQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Quercus vacciniifolia Quercus chrysolepis var. vacciniifolia Quercus chrysolepis subsp. vacciniifolia