Biology:Quercus toumeyi

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Short description: Species of tree

Quercus toumeyi
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. Quercus
Species:
Q. toumeyi
Binomial name
Quercus toumeyi
Sarg.
Quercus toumeyi range map 1.png
Natural range of Quercus toumeyi
Synonyms[2]
  • Quercus chuhuichupensis C.H.Mull.
  • Quercus hartmanii Trel.

Quercus toumeyi, the Toumey oak, is a North American species of tree 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).[3][4]

Quercus toumeyi is a deciduous or subevergreen shrub or small tree. The bark is dark gray, almost black. The leaves are tiny for the genus, rarely more than 3 centimetres (1 14 inches) long, green and shiny on the top, and dull gray on the underside.[5][6][7]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3768906 entry