Quercus viminea
Quercus viminea, the Sonoran oak,[3] or Mexican willow oak,[1] is a North American species of oaks in the beech family. It is native to northwestern and west-central Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco), primarily in the Sierra Madre Occidental. The species range extends just north of the international border into Santa Cruz County in southern Arizona.[4]
| Quercus viminea | |
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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. viminea |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus viminea | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Quercus bolanyosensis Trel. | |
Quercus viminea is an evergreen or drought-deciduous tree up to 10 meters (33 feet) tall. Leaves are narrowly lance-shaped, up to 15 cm (6 inches) long.[5][6]
References
- "Quercus viminea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
data
- The Plant List, Quercus viminea Trel.
- "Quercus viminea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description, distribution map
- Flora of North America, Quercus viminea Trelease 1924
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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