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Quercus potosina

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Quercus potosina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Lobatae
Species:
Q. potosina
Binomial name
Quercus potosina
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Quercus jaralensis Trel.
  • Quercus jaralensis f. berlandieri Trel.
  • Quercus potosina f. aperta Trel.
  • Quercus potosina f. exilis Trel.

Quercus potosina is a species of oak. It is native to northern Mexico, from Chihuahua, Durango, and Jalisco east as far as San Luis Potosí.[2]

Description

Quercus potosina is a shrub or small tree up to 7 metres (23 feet) tall, and is drought-deciduous. The leaves are round or egg-shaped, up to 9 centimetres (3+1⁄2 inches) long, with numerous small pointed teeth along the edges.[2]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Quercus potosina Trel.
  2. ^ a b McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12:63-64 in English, with line drawing on page 64
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