Quercus inopina
| Quercus inopina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. inopina |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus inopina Ashe 1929 | |
Quercus inopina, the sandhill oak,[1] is an uncommon North American species of shrubs in the beech family. It has been found only in the State of Florida in the southeastern United States.[2][3]
Quercus inopina is a branching shrub up to 5 meters (17 feet) in height. Bark is gray, twigs purplish brown. Leaves are broad, up to 85 mm (3.4 inches) long, usually hairless, with no teeth or lobes.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ "Quercus inopina". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- ↑ Flora of North America, Quercus inopina Ashe, 1929
- ↑ Ashe, William Willard 1929. Rhodora 31(364): 79–80
- ↑ Ann F. Johnson and Warren G. Abrahamson 1982. Quercus inopina: A Species to be Recognized from South-Central Florida. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 190:392-395
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