Definition of Quercus wislizenii

1. Noun. A small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral.

Exact synonyms: Interior Live Oak, Quercus Wizlizenii
Generic synonyms: Live Oak

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quercus Wislizenii

Quercus petraea
Quercus phellos
Quercus prinoides
Quercus prinus
Quercus robur
Quercus rubra
Quercus sessiliflora
Quercus shumardii
Quercus stellata
Quercus suber
Quercus texana
Quercus vaccinifolia
Quercus variabilis
Quercus velutina
Quercus virginiana
Quercus wislizenii (current term)
Quercus wizlizenii
Quervain
Querétaro
Question Period
Question Time
Quetelet
Quetelet index
Quetta
Quetzalcoatl
Queyrat
Quezon City
Quiberon
Quiche
Quiché

Literary usage of Quercus wislizenii

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Plant Indicators: The Relation of Plant Communities to Process and Practice by Frederic Edward Clements (1920)
"Quercus wislizenii and Juniperus californica are not infrequent associates, but they are less frequent as codominants. They extend southward into Lower ..."

2. The Silva of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1910)
"Nuts short and thick or as slender as a quill are not uncommon variants in Quercus Wislizenii acorns.50 These variations, which are to a large ..."

3. The Trees of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1909)
"... cups similar to those of Quercus wislizenii or more cup-shaped; nuts ' cylindric, about 1 inch long, 6 or 7 lines thick, minutely pubescent. ..."

4. Report of the Secretary for Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1876)
"Quercus wislizenii, DC.—California Live Oak.—California. A smallish tree of California, with, bright-green persistent leaves, sometimes called Live Oak. No. ..."

5. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1913)
"... Pinus muricata, Quercus wislizenii, Quercus agrifolia, and other oaks, but all of these are of restricted range, or occur in small numbers. ..."

6. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1888)
"Quercus 'Wislizenii, A. de Candolle. California, at an elevation of about 7000 feet, also reaching California. Allied to Q. agrifolia. ..."

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