Quercus × morehus Kellogg

California

4-15 m tall;

4-12 cm; oblong to elliptic ; persistent or subpersistent; with pointed, shallow lobes; glabrous above and minutely pubescent beneath; dense foliage, lustrous green in Spring;

cupule as in wislizeni but acorn broader; ripening in 2 years;

well drained soils, not calcareous;

– Resembles Q.kelloggii , but its winter habit is recognizable by its evergreen (although few) leaves; – Also illegitimately written “ x moreha “ (Trel. 1917); – Rare;