Biology:Quercus × alvordiana
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Short description: Hybrid species of oak tree
| Quercus × alvordiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. × alvordiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus × alvordiana Eastw.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Quercus dumosa var. alvordiana (Eastw.) Jeps. | |
Quercus × alvordiana, the Alvord oak, is a hybrid oak in the genus Quercus. It is a naturally occurring hybrid between Quercus douglasii and Quercus john-tuckeri.[2]
Distribution
This hybrid is found throughout dry foothills of the Inner Coast Ranges (Diablo, Gabilan, Caliente, Temblor, Santa Lucia, Griswold Hills, etc.),Transverse Ranges (Tehachapi Mountains & Sierra Pelonas) and the southernmost portion of Sierra Nevada foothills.[3] In certain xeric areas, hybrid swarms of Quercus x alvordiana become the dominant oak tree.[4]
Description
Notes
- ↑ "'Quercus × alvordiana Eastw.." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/292587-2.
- ↑ "Quercus ×alvordiana". https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=40533.
- ↑ "Quercus ×alvordiana - Calflora". https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=6981.
- ↑ "Quercus douglasii Hook". https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/misc/ag_654/volume_2/quercus/douglasii.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q7271353 entry
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