Pronunciation: KWER-kus pa-SI-fi-ka
Common name: Channel Island scrub oak
Family: Fagaceae (Oak)
Habitat: Canyons, slopes and ridges, chaparral, oak
woodland, coastal scrub, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa
and Santa Catalina Ids.
Blooming period: March to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Quercus
2) pacifica