Quercus gravesii
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. gravesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus gravesii | |
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| Natural range of Quercus gravesii | |
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Quercus gravesii (also called Chisos red oak or Grave's oak) is an uncommon North American species of oak in the red oak section Quercus section Lobatae in the beech family. It is found in Mexico and the United States.
Quercus gravesii is a deciduous tree up to 13 meters (43 feet) tall. Leaves are hairless, each with 3-5 pointed and awned lobes. Bark is black.[3]
Distribution
Grave's oak can be found in three areas of southwest Texas, including Big Bend National Park, and mountain ranges of neighboring Coahuila state.[4][5][6] Graves Oak is closely related to shumard oak and emory oak
References
- ^ "Quercus gravesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
data
- ^ The Plant List, Quercus gravesii Sudw.
- ^ Flora of North America, Quercus gravesii Sudworth, 1927. Graves oak, Chisos red oak
- ^ Little. Atlas of United States Trees, Volume 3, Minor Western Hardwoods, Map 136, Quercus gravesii
- ^ Hess, W.J. 1998. Quercus gravesii Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- ^ Tropicos, Quercus gravesii Sudw.
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