Huckleberry oak | |
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Scientific 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
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Binomial name | |
Quercus vacciniifolia | |
Synonyms[2][3] | |
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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.