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Quercus engelmannii

Greene

Engelmann Oak

G3Vulnerable Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
EndangeredIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133490
Element CodePDFAG050K0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNEndangered
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFagales
FamilyFagaceae
GenusQuercus
Other Common Names
Engelmann oak (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2005-06-27
Change Date1993-07-07
Edition Date2001-01-02
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Quercus engelmannii is in southern California (50-1300 meters) and northern Baja California (Mexico), occurring in the foothills on slopes and in arroyos and dry fans, in oak woodlands and chaparral margins. It is considered rather uncommon (Hickman 1993; Wiggins 1980).
Range Extent Comments
Quercus engelmannii occurs in southern California and Baja California (Mexico).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (9)
California (9)
AreaForestAcres
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
CalienteCleveland National Forest5,953
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
No NameCleveland National Forest4,897
Pine CreekCleveland National Forest503
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
References (8)
  1. Beauchamp, R.M. 1986. A flora of San Diego County, California. Sweetwater River Press, California. 241 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  6. Munz, P.A. 1974. A flora of southern California. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1086 pp.
  7. Smith, C.F. 1998. A flora of the Santa Barbara region, California. 2nd edition. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and Capra Press, Santa Barbara. 391 pp.
  8. Wiggins, I.L. 1980. Flora of Baja California. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 1025 pp.