Quercus splendens

Quercus splendens is a species of oak tree which is native to central Mexico (México State, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Michoacán, Oaxaca).[2][3]

Quercus splendens
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. splendens
Binomial name
Quercus splendens
Synonyms[1]

Quercus splendens is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters tall, with gray bark and branching hairs the look like stars under the microscope. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 18 cm long, with a few shallow lobes on the edges.[3][4]

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