Fagaceae
California black oak
Quercus kelloggii
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
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Common names
By language (10)
- Chinese
- 加州黑栎, 加州黑櫟, 加利福尼亞黑橡
- English
- California black oak, Kellogg oak, Black oak
- Esperanto
- Kalifornia kverko
- Georgian
- Კალიფორნიის შავი მუხა
- German
- Kalifornische Schwarzeiche
- Hebrew
- אלון שחור קליפורני
- Japanese
- カリフォルニアブラックオーク
- Persian
- بلوط سیاه کالیفرنیا
- Russian
- Дуб Келлога
- Ukrainian
- Дуб Келлога
Synonyms
- Quercus californica (Torr.) J.G.Cooper
- Quercus sonomensis Benth. ex A.DC.
- Quercus tinctoria var. californica Torr.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Patrick Cox, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: josh jackson, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.