Encino Colorado
Quercus sideroxyla
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This is an oak identified for potential use in coastal California cities due to its size, adaptability, and attractiveness, combined with the fact that it grows in association with other oaks which have proven successful in coastal California. In this case, the associated oak species include Quercus arizonica, Quercus grisea, Quercus hypoleucoides, Quercus oblongifolia and Quercus rugosa. Hybridization occurs between Q. hypoleucoides and Q. sideroxyla, and some Q. hypoleucoides planted in California clearly show introgression with Q. sideroxyla, which means that Q. sideroxyla genes are already present and growing in California, not to mention the American Southwest. Encino colorado is highly recommended for trial throughout coastal California.
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Scatterplot of individual scores from discriminant function analysis of populations in the oak complex
Interspecific gene flow in a multispecies oak hybrid zone in the Sierra Tarahumara of Mexico
Interspecific gene flow can occur in many combinations among species within the genus Quercus, but simultaneous hybridization among more than two species has been rarely analysed. The present study addresses the genetic structure and morphological variation in a triple hybrid zone formed by Q. hypoleucoides, Q. scytophylla and Q. sideroxyla in north-western Mexico.