Shiny underside of leaves. 3m tall. Community of interior live, canyon oak and bay, Cercocarpus and ceanothus in openings
Leaf undersides shiny, smooth and dark green, but leaf shape is like Q. chrysolepis (Canyon Live oak). Not like chrysolepis around here. Observation 609735 is Canyon Live oak 10 m away. Flowering phenology much further advanced than canyon.