Quercus cedrosensis C.H.Mull.

endemic to Baja California and to Cedros Island, in Mexico ; 300 - 1800 m ;

dense bush, sometimes shrub to 2-4 m; prostate branches, layering spontaneously;

0,6-2 cm; evergreen; clustered at the top of short stems; leathery; ovate to elliptic, sometimes oblong; convex; apex pointed; base rounded or slightly cordate; margins entire with 1-2 prickles each side, or with 2-5 pairs of prickly teeth; bright green and glabrous above; whitish or yellowish green and waxy beneath; 4-6 flat veins pairs, more marked beneath; epidermis papillar and bloomy; petiole 2-3 mm, almost hairless, reddish or yellowish;

male flowers in April-May, small, on short, loose catkins; female inflorescences 1-1.4 cm long with 5-10 flowers;

acorn 1.5-2.2 cm; elongated, pointed, enclosed 1/4 or 1/3 by the cup; cup stalkless with green, tomentose, basally thick, apically brown scales; maturing in 2 years;

not hardy;

– Sub-genus Quercus, Section Protobalanus; – Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : VU) – It shows a strong resemblance to the huckleberry oak ( Q.vaccinifolia ); resembles Q.palmeri (that has larger and more rounded leaves, and acorn cup broader); resembles too Q.chrysolepis (both leaves and acorns are larger) and Q.dumosa (tomentose leaves undersides);