Quercus_potosina

<i>Quercus potosina</i>

Quercus potosina

Species of oak tree

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.[3] It is placed in Quercus section Quercus.[4]

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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.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Jerome, D.; Beckman, E. (2018). "Quercus potosina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. [2]
    The Plant List, Quercus potosina Trel.
  3. [3]
    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
  4. [4]
    Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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