Quercus welshii
| Quercus welshii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. welshii |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus welshii R.A.Denham 2003 | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Quercus welshii (wavy leaf oak, shinnery oak, Tucker oak) is a North American species of shrub in the (beech family) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[3]:143
Description
Growth pattern
Quercus welshii is a deciduous shrub 2 to 6 feet (0.61 to 1.83 m) tall.[3]:143
Roots, stems, and leaves
Quercus welshii has an elaborate root system that helps stabilize soils in sandy desert scrub communities.[3]:143
Elliptical or lance-shaped leaves with 6-10 lobes along the margins, with pointed tips, sometimes with lobes and teeth.[3]:143
Leaves are up to 1⁄2 to 2 inches (1.3 to 5.1 cm) long with dense hairs on both sides, becoming smooth with age.[3]:143
Quercus welshii is well anchored in sandy soils by complex root systems.[3]:143
Inflorescence and fruit
Quercus welshii blooms from March to June.[3]:143
Male and female flowers are in separate hanging clusters.[3]:143
Acorns are 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 inch (13 to 19 mm) long.[3]:143
Habitat and range
Quercus welshii can be found in Sand desert shrub communities, and sandy soils of blackbrush scrub and pinyon juniper woodland communities in Arizona, Utah, western Colorado, and northwestern New Mexico.[3]:143[4]
Ecological and human interactions
The species was named after Stanley L. Welsh.[3]:143
References
- ↑ "Quercus welshii R.A.Denham". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 September 2014 – via The Plant List.
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
