Quercus vaseyana

Quercus vaseyana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. vaseyana
Binomial name
Quercus vaseyana
Buckley 1883
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Quercus sillae Trel.
  • Quercus pungens subsp. vaseyana (Buckley) A.E. Murray
  • Quercus pungens var. vaseyana (Buckley) C.H. Mull.
  • Quercus undulata var. vaseyana (Buckley) C.H. Mull.
  • Quercus undulata var. vaseyana (Buckley) Rydb.

Quercus vaseyana (also called Vasey oak) is a species of trees in the beech family. It grows in northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo León) and in the US State of Texas.[3][4]

Quercus vaseyana is a shrub or small tree up to 10 meters (33 feet) tall. Bark is brown. Leaves narrow, up to 9 cm (3.6 inches) long, thick and leathery, with a few teeth or shallow lobes.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Quercus vaseyana Buckley
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Quercus vaseyana Buckley
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. 1 2 Flora of North America, Quercus vaseyana Buckley, 1883. Vasey oak

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