Quercus alpescens
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Quercus alpescens | |
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Scientific 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. alpescens
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Binomial name | |
Quercus alpescens |
Quercus alpescens is a species of oak endemic to northeastern Mexico.[2]
Description
Quercus alpescens is a large shrub, which grows from one to three meters tall.[1]
Range and habitat
Quercus alpescens is known from a few locations in the Sierra Madre Oriental and isolated ranges on the Mexican Plateau east of the Sierra, including Mount Kankandó in Hidalgo state, Cerro Temeroso in Zacatecas, and Cerro Potosí in Nuevo León.[1] It generally grows at high-elevations, up to 3,200 meters. On Cerro Potosí it generally grows on limestone-derived soils.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Kenny, L.; Wenzell , K. (2015). "Quercus alpescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T78803767A78803778. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T78803767A78803778.en. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Quercus alpescens Trel. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 24 March 2023.
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- Articles with short description
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- IUCN Red List data deficient species
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- Quercus
- Endemic oaks of Mexico
- Flora of the Sierra Madre Oriental
- Flora of the Mexican Plateau
- Plants described in 1924
- Trees of Northern America
- Taxa named by William Trelease