Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides
Ill. Fl. Pacific States 1: 516. 1923.
Common names: Dwarf tanbark
Endemic
Basionym: Quercus echinoides R. Brown ter Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, 7: 251. 1871
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Shrubs, ascending, to 2 (-3) m. Twigs densely tomentose. Leaf-blade usually flat, to 60mm, veins not deeply impressed. Fruits: cup scales usually strongly recurved.
Phenology: Flowering summer (Jul–Aug).
Habitat: Open conifer forest, margins of woods, and dry slopes
Elevation: 600-2200 m
Discussion
Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides is found in scattered locations in the Siskiyou region and the Sierra Nevada south to Mariposa County, California.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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