Leather Oak (Quercus durata)
Description
Quercus durata (California scrub oak, leather oak) is an oak endemic to California. Quercus durata var. durata is a strict serpentine endemic that grows in the Coast Ranges and northern Sierra Nevada. It is often a component of serpentine chaparral. Quercus durata is an evergreen shrub occasionally reaching 3 meters (10 feet) in height but usually much shorter. Leaves are rarely flat, usually cupped, with a thick layer of small branching hairs on the underside making it feel like felt.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Fagales
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Family: Fagaceae
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Genus: Quercus
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