Quercus peninsularis, common name peninsular oak, is a species of oak endemic to Baja California, Mexico. It is a shrub or small tree to 10 m, occurring in mountain valleys and canyons up to 3000 m. It is placed in section Lobatae. Leaves are 5–8 cm, flat, leathery and hairy, with pointed tips and 2–5 pairs of teeth. Flowers occur in 3 cm catkins. Fruits are 1.5 cm acorns, stemless, ovoid, with hairy cupules, maturing in a year. Mature bark is reddish; young twigs are thin and hairy.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Peninsular 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
- Species
- Quercus peninsularis
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