Sonoran Scrub Oak

Quercus turbinella Greene - Beech family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 20.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Brown

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Sonoran Scrub Oak: Acrobasis comptella, Anisota oslari, Cameraria jacintoensis, Cameraria serpentinensis, Cameraria temblorensis, Catocala andromache, Catocala californiensis, Decodes fragariana, Gloveria medusa editha, Hemileuca grotei diana, Malacosoma tigris, Telphusa sedulitella, Tischeria consanguinea, Xenolechia querciphaga

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.