Quercus robusta

Quercus robusta, also called robust oak, is a rare North American species of trees in the beech family. It has been found only in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park in western Texas.[1]

Quercus robusta

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. robusta
Binomial name
Quercus robusta

Quercus robusta is a deciduous tree up to 13 m (43 ft) tall. Bark is black or brown, twigs dark reddish brown. Leaves are up to 12 cm (4 34 in) long, with a few teeth or small lobes along the edges. The tree grows in moist, wooded canyons.[3][2]

References

  1. Beckman, E. (2017). "Quercus robusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T34021A88668862. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34021A88668862.en.
  2. Muller, Cornelius Herman (1934). "Some new oaks from Western Texas". Torreya. 34 (5): 119–120: descriptions in English and Latin, commentary in English.
  3. Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus robusta". 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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