Santa Rosa Oak

Quercus sideroxyla, called the Santa Rosa oak and encino colorado, is a species of oak native to northern and southwestern Mexico. Used for charcoal production, it prefers to grow at elevations from 1,800 to 2,700 metres (5,900 to 8,900 feet). It is placed in section Lobatae.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Santa Rosa Oak being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Quercus crassifolia
• Quercus convallata
• Quercus rugosa
• Quercus mcvaughii
• Quercus castanea
• Quercus greggii

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Family

Fagaceae

Genus

Quercus

Species

Quercus sideroxyla

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