Biology:Quercus robusta
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Short description: Species of oak tree
| Quercus robusta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. robusta
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus robusta C.H.Muller[2]
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Quercus robusta, also called robust oak, is a rare North American species of oak. It has been found only in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park in western Texas .[1]
Quercus robusta is a deciduous tree growing up to 13 metres (43 feet) tall. The bark is black or brown, the twigs dark reddish brown. The leaves are up to 12 centimetres (4 3⁄4 inches) long, with a few teeth or small lobes along the edges. The tree grows in moist, wooded canyons.[3][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beckman, E. (2017). "Quercus robusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T34021A88668862. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34021A88668862.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34021/88668862. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Muller, Cornelius Herman (1934). "Some new oaks from Western Texas". Torreya 34 (5): 119–120: descriptions in English and Latin, commentary in English.
- ↑ Nixon, Kevin C. (1997), "Quercus robusta", 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=233501078
External links
- Online Plant Guide includes habit photo of cultivated specimen
Wikidata ☰ Q4112379 entry
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