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Quercus agrifolia

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California live oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: agrifolia
Binomial name
Quercus agrifolia

The California live oak, also called the coast live oak, is an evergeen oak, highly variable and often shrubby, found in the Pacific coastal regions of North America. The dark-green leaves are usually small, thick and spiny-toothed.