Quercus potosina
Quercus potosina is a Mesoamerican species of oak in the beech family. It is native to northern Mexico, from Chihuahua, Durango, and Jalisco east as far as San Luis Potosí.[2]
| Quercus potosina | |
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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. potosina |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus potosina | |
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Description
Quercus potosina is a shrub or small tree up to 7 meters tall, drought-deciduous. Leaves round or egg-shaped, up to 9 cm long, numerous small pointed teeth along the edges.[2]
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References
- The Plant List, Quercus potosina Trel.
- 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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