Quercus chihuahuensis

Quercus chihuahuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Species:	Q. chihuahuensis
Binomial name
	Quercus chihuahuensis; Trel.

Quercus chihuahuensis is a species of oak in the family Fagaceae. It is native to the region from extreme western Texas west to Sonora and south to Zacatecas and San Luís Potosí. It grows mostly at mid elevations (400-2000 m) in forests mixed with various pines and other oaks.^[1]

Quercus chihuahuensis is a tree up to 10 m tall. Leaves are entire to toothed or sublobate. The species is related to Quercus arizonica and Quercus grisea, sometimes hybridizing with these two species in Texas. ^[2]

Synonyms include: Quercus infralutea Trelease Q. jaliscensis Trelease Q. santaclarensis C. H. Muller

References cited

^ Stanley, P.C. 1922. Trees and Shrubs of Mexico. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(2).
^ Trelease, Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 85. 1924

[1] Stanley, P.C. 1922. Trees and Shrubs of Mexico. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(2).

[2] Trelease, Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 85. 1924

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