Latin name: Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.)
  Rehder var. densiflorus
  Pronunciation: lith-oh-KAR-pus den-si-FLOR-us

  Common name: Tanbark oak
  Family: Fagaceae (Oak)
  Habitat: Wooded slopes to 4500', Ventura and Santa
  Barbara Counties

  Blooming period: June to October
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Lithocarpus
  2) densiflorus
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