Quercus parvula var. shrevei

Shreve oak

Family: Fagaceae · Type: tree · Native

Shreve oak is a California native tree found in southern North Coast, North Coast Interior, central western California (excluding southern Coast Ranges interior), and western Transverse Ranges in moist woodland and forest habitats at elevations below 1,190 meters. Flowering from March to May, this tree produces inconspicuous flowers typical of oak species. Growing to heights less than 30 meters, it develops a spreading, rounded canopy with multiple trunks. Its leaves are typically dark green, leathery, and have a distinctive rounded to broadly elliptical shape with smooth or slightly toothed margins. The tree produces acorns characteristic of California oak species, providing important ecological resources for wildlife in its native woodland habitats.

Habitat: +- moist woodland, forest

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: < 1190 m

Bioregions: s NCo, NCoRI, CW (exc SCoRI), WTR.

California counties: Marin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Mendocino, Monterey, Contra Costa, Kern, Lake, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Solano, Humboldt, Glenn

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.