Utahs Native Live Oak (Quercus turbinella) | + Yucca elata, Yucca brevifolia, & Cylindropuntia скачать в хорошем качестве

Utahs Native Live Oak (Quercus turbinella) | + Yucca elata, Yucca brevifolia, & Cylindropuntia

Quercus turbinella (Sonoran Scrub Live Oak) is a evergreen shrub/small tree that grows to be 2.5–5.4 metres (8 1/2–18 feet) in height, but in Utah becomes very treelike and can exceed 11 m (35ft). The thick, leathery evergreen leaves are up to 3 centimetres (1 1/4 inches) long, by 2 cm (3/4in) wide, and are edged with Holly like teeth. The leaves can be gray, blue green, or greenish yellow in color. They are waxy in texture on the upper surfaces, yellowish tan and hairy, or woolly on the lower surfaces. The fruit is a yellowish brown acorn up to two centimeters long, with a shallow cup about a centimeter wide. ——————————————————— Native to the Southwestern U.S. & Northern Mexico (Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) {•Other Interesting native plants in the area•} Mesquites (Prosopis sp.), Acacia (Acacia greggii), Desert Willow (Chilopsis), Manzanitas (Arctostaphylos sp.), Jojoba Bush (Simmondsia chinensis), Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa), California Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus), Pancake Prickly Pear (Opuntia chlorotica), Cows Tongue Prickly Pear (Opuntia linguiformis), Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata), Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera), Utah Agave (Agave utahensis), Sacahuista (Nolina microcarpa), Dudleya (Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. arizonica)