Quercus agrifolia

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Frequent BPotD contributor Eric in SF@Flickr is responsible for today's photograph (original | BPotD Flickr Group Pool). Appreciated as always, Eric.

As noted by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's Native Plant Database, Quercus agrifolia is “. the common oak of the California coast and foothills, forming parklike groves that often appear in the scenery of motion pictures made in Hollywood”. Coast live oak (or California live oak) is native to more than the hills near Hollywood – its range extends from coastal north-central California southwards to Baja California (in other words, the California Floristic Province). Posted by: Daniel Mosquin    Source