Quercus carmenensis
Quercus carmenensis, the Mexican oak,[1] is a tree species native to Texas (Brewster County) and to Coahuila. It grows in pine-oak forests at elevations of 5000–6500 feet (1500–1950 m). It is a deciduous species with gray bark and red twigs. Leaves are lanceolate with irregular lobing along the margins.[2][3][4]
| Quercus carmenensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Quercus |
| Species: | Q. carmenensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus carmenensis | |
References
- "Quercus carmenensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- "Quercus carmenensis" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Muller, Cornelius Herman. 1937. American Midland Naturalist 18(5): 847.
- Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus carmenensis". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 3. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
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