Fagaceae
The Oak Family
Quercus |
gambelii Gambel's Oak |
 |
 |
|
 |
Quercus gambelii, Gambel's Oak, a common scrubby oak. Grows in dense thickets throughout southwestern mountains. |
|||||
| Quercus | grisea Gray Oak
|
 |
|
 |
 |
| Grey Oak, Quercus grisea, growing in lower Frijoles Canyon, Bandalier National Monument, 5,630 Feet, shaded woods in canyon bottom, August 18, 2007. This is a small tree, height 3 meters, leaves alternate length 52 mm, width 24 mm, petiole length 4 mm, acorn length 20 mm, width 15 mm. Trunk diameter shown is4 cm. | |||||
| Quercus |
turbinella Scrub Live Oak |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Quercus turbinella, Scrub Live Oak, growing in thickets on the west slopes of White Rock Canyon, Rio Grande River, New Mexico. Dry gravelly, east facing sunny slope. | |||||
