Quercus vacciniifolia

Huckleberry oak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Protobalanus
Species:
Q. vacciniifolia
Binomial name
Quercus vacciniifolia
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Quercus vaccinifolia Kellogg
  • Quercus vaccinifolia Kellogg, not validly published
  • Quercus chrysolepis var. vacciniifolia (Kellogg) Engelm.
  • Quercus chrysolepis subsp. vacciniifolia (Kellogg) A.E.Murray

Quercus vacciniifolia (sometimes spelled Q. vaccinifolia), the huckleberry oak, is a member of the Protobalanus section of genus Quercus.[4] It has evergreen foliage, short styles, very bitter acorns that mature in 18 months, and a woolly acorn shell interior.

  1. ^ Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L. (2016). "Quercus vacciniifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Quercus vacciniifolia Kellogg". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. ^ "Quercus vaccinifolia Kellogg". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  4. ^ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. Retrieved 2023-02-18.