Stats

Lifespan

150-250 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Mediterranean woodland

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Spines

Status

Common

About

The American subevergreen oak, Quercus agrifolia, is a medium-sized tree native to the California Floristic Province, growing from Mendocino County, California, south to northern Baja California, Mexico. It is classified in the red oak section of oaks, subsection Agrifoliae.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Family

Fagaceae

Genus

Quercus