. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. Coastal Islands SANTA ROSAC> *"*SANTA CRUZ .SANTA BARBARA & ' ^ ^ SANTA CATAUN SAN M- i)| \S SAN CLEMENTE IS Distribution of California scrub oak (Quercus dumosa). California scrub oak (Quercus dumosa) (drawing on the left) is an evergreen shrub 2 to 6 feet high, or some- times a small tree up to 30 feet high, with stout, rigid branches. Bark white or whitish. Leaves variable but typically roundish to oblong, M inch to 1 inch long, )i to % inch wide, leathery, margins spiny toothed to entir
. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. Coastal Islands SANTA ROSAC> *"*SANTA CRUZ .SANTA BARBARA & ' ^ ^ SANTA CATAUN SAN M- i)| \S SAN CLEMENTE IS Distribution of California scrub oak (Quercus dumosa). California scrub oak (Quercus dumosa) (drawing on the left) is an evergreen shrub 2 to 6 feet high, or some- times a small tree up to 30 feet high, with stout, rigid branches. Bark white or whitish. Leaves variable but typically roundish to oblong, M inch to 1 inch long, )i to % inch wide, leathery, margins spiny toothed to entire; green and shiny above, pale and hairy beneath. Acorns usually in clusters of 2 to 3, maturing the first autumn, ovoid, rounded, or pointed at apex, J&'to 1 inch long; cup with warty scales. Distribution (map shown above). California scrub oak occupies dry, rocky or gravelly slopes of the chaparral- covered slopes mostly below 5,000 feet elevation. It oc- curs in southern California, extending northward in the Coast Ranges where it generally occurs on northwest slopes. It also occurs on the western middle slopes of the Sierra Nevada to Tehama County, and is an important constituent of the chaparral association over most of its range. Economic value. California scrub oak is valuable as protection against soil erosion. Because of its abundance on chaparral slopes and dry foothills, and its typically low habit of growth, it is also of some importance to sheep and goats, and of good to high importance to deer on main' ranges. According to Mackie"'", who analyzed the leaves of six species of California oaks, California scrub oak contained the highest content of tannin which, incidentally, induces constipation if excessive in the diet. The crude protein Levels of the young sprouts were CALIFORNIA RANGE BRUSHLANDS AM) BROWSE PLANTS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration an
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