Scrub oak

Scrub oak is a common name for several species of small, shrubby oaks. It may refer to:


 * the Chaparral plant community in California, or to one of the following species.

In California

 * California scrub oak (Quercus berberidifolia), a widespread species commonly referred to as scrub oak
 * Coastal scrub oak (Quercus dumosa), although currently defined in a narrow sense, has been applied to other scrub oaks now considered separate species


 * Other California species referred to as "scrub oaks"
 * Leather oak (Quercus durata)
 * Tucker oak (Quercus john-tuckeri)
 * Island scrub oak (Quercus pacifica)

In the Southwestern United States

 * Coahuila scrub oak (Quercus intricata), in the US, it is reported at only two sites: One in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park, and the other 15 miles SW of Van Horn.
 * Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii)
 * Gray oak (Quercus grisea), in the mountains of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
 * Emory oak (Quercus emoryi)
 * Pungent oak (Quercus pungens)
 * Sonoran scrub oak (Quercus turbinella)

In the Northeastern United States

 * Bear oak (Quercus ilicifolia)
 * Britton's Oak (Quercus ×brittonii), a hybrid of Bear oak (Quercus ilicifolia) and Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica)
 * Dwarf Chinkapin (Quercus prinoides), distribution extends to Midwest and South-Central U.S.

In the Southeastern United States
See also Florida scrub
 * Chapman oak (Quercus chapmanii)
 * Myrtle oak (Quercus myrtifolia)
 * Sandhill oak (Quercus inopina)
 * Sand live oak (Quercus geminata)
 * Turkey oak (Quercus laevis)

Europe

 * Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)
 * Gall oak (Quercus lusitanica)

Others

 * Santa Cruz Island oak (Quercus parvula)