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I found several canyon live oaks on the Inaja Trail, in Santa Ysabel/Julian, CA area. The live oak also are making a return since the 2003 Cedar fire near Julian.
From wikipedia link: Native Americans used the acorns of this species as a food staple, after leaching of the tannins; moreover, its roasted seed is a coffee substitute. After forest fires, Canyon live oak regenerates vigorously by basal sprouting, and the clonal diversity of this species has been shown to be high.[1]
Spotted on Jul 31, 2011
Submitted on Aug 6, 2011
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