Quercus toumeyi

Quercus toumeyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Section: Quercus
Species: Q. toumeyi
Binomial name
Quercus toumeyi
Sarg. 1895
Natural range of Quercus toumeyi
Synonyms[1]
  • Quercus chuhuichupensis C.H.Mull.
  • Quercus hartmanii Trel.

Quercus toumeyi (also called Toumey oak) is a North American a species of trees and shrubs in the beech family. It is found in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It grows in Sonora, Chihuahua, Arizona, New Mexico, and the extreme westernmost tip of Texas (Franklin Mountains north of El Paso).[2][3][4]

Quercus toumeyi is a deciduous or subevergreen shrub or small tree. Bark is dark gray, almost black. Leaves are tiny for the genus, rarely more than 3 cm (1.2 inches) long, green and shiny on the top, dull gray on the underside.[5][6][7]

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