Quercus tardifolia
| Quercus tardifolia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. tardifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus tardifolia C.H.Muller 1936 | |
Quercus tardifolia, the Chisos Mountains oak or lateleaf oak, is a rare North American species of trees in the beech family. It has been found in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park in Texas, and in the nearby Sierra del Carmen across the Río Grande in northern Coahuila.[1][2][3]
Quercus tardifolia is an evergreen tree with gray bark and reddish-brown twigs. Leaves are flat, up to 10 cm (4 inches) long, green on the upper surface but woolly hairs on the underside, with a few shallow lobes.[3]
Etymology
The common name Chisos Mountains oak refers to the Chisos Mountains range where the species was discovered.
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References
- ↑ Nixon, K. et al. 1998. Quercus tardifolia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Quercus tardifolia C. H. Muller, 1936. Lateleaf oak
External link
- Wildscreen Arkive, Chisos Mountains oak (Quercus tardifolia) photo of herbarium specimen
- Conabio Naturalista, Quercus tardifolia photo of live specimen
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