Vascular Plants of Henry W. Coe State Park, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Quercus berberidifolia
Scrub Oak

A member of the Fagaceae, or Beech Family


Foliage with gall.

A gall is a growth induced by chemicals inserted by an insect (often a tiny wasp),
which then shelters the larvae of the insect.  The galls produced are distinct, with
each species of insect causing a unique form.

Along Flat Frog Trail.

27 November 2003.

Photograph copyright © by Arvind Kumar.
Used with permission.




Leaf detail from photo below.



Foliage.

Blue Ridge northwest of Mount Sizer, at "Pickeringia Point."

25 June 1998.

All photos copyright © Lee Dittmann, except where otherwise noted.



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