Quercus inopina
Quercus inopina, the sandhill oak,[1] is an uncommon North American species of shrubs in the beech family. It has been found only in the state of Florida in the southeastern United States.[2][3]
| Quercus inopina | |
|---|---|
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. Lobatae |
| Species: | Q. inopina |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus inopina Ashe 1929 | |
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| Natural range | |
Quercus inopina is a branching shrub up to 5 meters (17 feet) in height. Bark is gray, twigs purplish brown. Leaves are broad, up to 85 mm (3.4 inches) long, usually hairless, with no teeth or lobes.[4][5][6]
References
- "Quercus inopina". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- Flora of North America, Quercus inopina Ashe, 1929
- Ashe, William Willard 1929. Rhodora 31(364): 79–80
- Ann F. Johnson and Warren G. Abrahamson 1982. Quercus inopina: A Species to be Recognized from South-Central Florida. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 190:392-395
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