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Full Name: - Quercus ×morehus

Quercus ×morehus Kellogg (1863)
Infrageneric Classification
Subgenus Quercus, Section Lobatae
Parentage
Q. kelloggii Newb. × Q. wislizeni A. DC.
Common Names in this Database
Nomenclature Note
Incorrectly spelled by the World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales (1998) and others as "moreha". The word "morehus" is a Nordic noun meaning "a meeting place" and is thus not declinable.
Description
See: R. J. Jensen, Volume 3 of Flora of North America (1997) Page 453
Natural Distribution
USA: (California)
Illustration of Leaves
Image from a plant at The National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Meise) ©Jan De Langhe, Ghent University Botanical Garden, 2010
Synonyms in this Database
Quercus moreha auct. orth. var.
Recent Monograph References
(Miller & Lamb) Oaks of North America (1985) page 281, 289 mentions as Oracle oak
(Hard˙ & Lamant) Guide illustré des Chęnes (2006) Volume 2, page 342
(Heathcoat Amory) The Oaks of Chevithorne Barton (2009) page 110 illustrated (leaves)