[The Beech Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Shrub Tanoak, Shrubby Tan Oak

Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides

Synonym: Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides

Shrub Tanoak, Shrubby Tan Oak: Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (Synonym: Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides)

Shrubby tan oak as seen blooming along Forest Service Road 4201, Siskiyou National Forest..............July 15, 2012.

Close-up of the multiple inflorescences of Shrub Tanoak, Shrubby Tan Oak: Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (Synonym: Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides) - Close-up of the inflorescence of Shrub Tanoak, Shrubby Tan Oak: Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (Synonym: Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides)

Close-up of maturing acorns of Shrub Tanoak, Shrubby Tan Oak: Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (Synonym: Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides) - Shrub Tanoak, Shrubby Tan Oak: Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (Synonym: Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides)

Shrub Tanoak, Shrubby Tan Oak: Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (Synonym: Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides) - Shrub Tanoak, Shrubby Tan Oak: Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (Synonym: Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides)

Close-up of the inflorescences, leaves and maturing acorns of shrubby tan oak as seen along Forest Service Road 4201, Siskiyou National Forest..............July 15, 2012.

Shrub Tanoak, Shrubby Tan Oak: Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (Synonym: Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides) - Acorns of Shrub Tanoak, Shrubby Tan Oak: Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (Synonym: Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides) - Shrub Tanoak, Shrubby Tan Oak: Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (Synonym: Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides)

Tan oak as seen along the trail to Whetstone Butte near the trailhead at Onion Camp, Siskiyou National Forest..........July 15, 2012.
Paul Slichter