Quercus toumeyi
| Quercus toumeyi | |
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| 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 | |
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| Natural range of Quercus toumeyi | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Quercus toumeyi Sarg.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description, distribution map
- ↑ Nixon, K. et al. 1998. Quercus toumeyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Quercus toumeyi Sargent, 1895. Toumey oak
- ↑ Sargent, Charles Sprague 1895. Garden & Forest 8: page 92 description and commentary in English
- ↑ Sargent, Charles Sprague 1895. Garden & Forest 8: page 95, figure 14 line drawing of Quercus toumeyi
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