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California live oak, Quercus agrifolia, coast live oak
highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves
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Quercus chrysolepis, canyon live oak, canyon oak, iron oak, maul oak
medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves
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Quercus virginiana, southern live oak
medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding
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Quercus wislizenii, Quercus wizlizenii, interior live oak
a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral
