Scrub Oak (Quercus turbinella)

   
 

Overview of a small Scrub Oak and closeup of leaves, Chihuahuan Desert Gardens. Photographs by A.H. Harris.

• Common Names: Scrub Oak, Scrub Live Oak, Sonoran Scrub Oak
• Common Spanish Names: Encino
• Scientific Name: Quercus turbinella (KWARE-cus ter-bin-NEL-lus
• Family: Fagaceae (Beech Family)
• Geographic Range: California into Trans-Pecos Texas and south into Mexico.
• Description: Shrubs or small trees, to 15', evergreen or subevergreen.
• Landscape Usage:

Last Update: 3 Jun 2006