Quercus sadleriana

Quercus sadleriana is a species of oak known by the common names Sadler's oak and deer oak. It is native to southwestern Oregon and northern California.

Quercus sadleriana
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Subgenus:	Quercus subg. Quercus
Section:	Quercus sect. Ponticae
Species:	Q. sadleriana
Binomial name
Quercus sadleriana R.Br.ter

Description

Quercus sadleriana is an evergreen^[2] shrub growing 1 to 3 meters (3+1⁄2 to 10 feet) tall from a root network with rhizomes. The leaves are reminiscent of chestnut leaves, oval with toothed edges and rounded, faintly pointed ends. It is monoecious.^[3] The fruit is an acorn with a cap between 1 and 2 centimetres (1⁄2 and 3⁄4 inch) wide and a spherical or egg-shaped, round-ended nut up to 2 cm (3⁄4 in) long.^[4][5]

Taxonomy

It is placed in section Ponticae.^[6]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to southwestern Oregon and far northern California in the Klamath Mountains.^[7] It grows in coniferous forests.^[2]

Uses

The acorn is edible.^[3]