Quercus potosina

Quercus potosina is a species of oak. It is native to northern Mexico, from Chihuahua, Durango, and Jalisco east as far as San Luis Potosí.[3] It is placed in Quercus section Quercus.[4]

Quercus potosina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. potosina
Binomial name
Quercus potosina
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Quercus jaralensis Trel.
  • Quercus jaralensis f. berlandieri Trel.
  • Quercus potosina f. aperta Trel.
  • Quercus potosina f. exilis Trel.

Description

Quercus potosina is a shrub or small tree up to 7 metres (23 feet) tall, and is drought-deciduous. The leaves are round or egg-shaped, up to 9 centimetres (3+1⁄2 inches) long, with numerous small pointed teeth along the edges.[3]

References
  1. Jerome, D.; Beckman, E. (2018). "Quercus potosina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. The Plant List, Quercus potosina Trel.
  3. McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12:63-64 in English, with line drawing on page 64
  4. Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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