Quercus macdonaldii

Quercus × macdonaldii
(Quercus macdonaldii)
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. × macdonaldii
Binomial name
Quercus × macdonaldii
Greene & Kellogg (pro sp.) [1]
Synonyms

Quercus macdonaldiiGreene
Quercus dumosa var. macdonaldii − (Greene & Kellogg) Jeps.

Distribution map for Quercus × macdonaldii,
on the California Channel Islands.

Quercus × macdonaldii, [2] [3] [1]formerly Quercus macdonaldii, with the common names MacDonald's oak and Macdonald oak, is a rare species of oak in the Fagaceae family. [1]

Distribution

The tree is endemic to the California Channel Islands, on Santa Cruz Island, Santa Rosa Island, and Santa Catalina Island, in Southern California. [2] It is found in chaparral and woodlands habitats in canyons and slopes below 600 metres (2,000 ft).[2]

Quercus × macdonaldii is a Vulnerable species, threatened by habitat loss. [4]

Taxonomy

The plant was reclassified as Quercus × macdonaldii, a naturally occurring hybrid of Quercus berberidifolia and Quercus lobata. [1][3][2]

See also

References

External links

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