Biology:Quercus graciliformis

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Short description: Species of tree

Quercus graciliformis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Lobatae
Species:
Q. graciliformis
Binomial name
Quercus graciliformis
C.H.Mull.
Quercus graciliformis range map 1.png
Natural range of Quercus graciliformis
Synonyms
  • Quercus canbyi Cory & Parks

Quercus graciliformis (also known as the Chisos oak or slender oak) is a rare North American species of oak tree.[2]

Description

Quercus graciliformis is a deciduous tree up to 8 metres (26 feet) tall. The leaves are elliptical or lance-shaped with 8–10 shallow lobes.[3] The acorns are produced biennially.

Distribution

The species has been found only in the Chisos Mountains, within Big Bend National Park of West Texas, and a few miles southeast into the state of Coahuila in northeast Mexico.[4] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1][5]

It grows on dry, rocky canyon floors at elevations above 1,500 m (5,000 ft).[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Beckman, E. (2017). "Quercus graciliformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T30954A63729730. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T30954A63729730.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30954/63729730. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. "Quercus graciliformis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=QUGR. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Nixon, Kevin C. (1997), "Quercus graciliformis", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 3, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233501039 
  4. Texas A&M University
  5. "Quercus graciliformis", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Quercus%20graciliformis.png 

Wikidata ☰ Q3006265 entry