Quercus agrifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Quercus agrifolia Née

California live oak, Coast live oak

Quercus agrifolia is a tree that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

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	Plant Range Observation Search ~10192 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. agrifolia ... var. oxyadenia
Genus:	Quercus
Family:	Fagaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat the fruit or leaf of this plant.

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Southern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Quercus agrifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (QUAG) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).