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.
Henry W. Coe State Park, California
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