Quercus microphylla

Quercus microphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. microphylla
Binomial name
Quercus microphylla
Née 1801 not Thiébaut 1948
Synonyms[1]

Quercus microphylla is a Mexican species of oak in the beech family. It is widespread from Oaxaca as far north as Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas.[2][3]

Description

Quercus microphylla is a shrub rarely more than 60 cm tall, forming dense mats several meters across. Leaves are tiny compared to most other species in the genus, usually less than 35 mm long.[2][4]

References

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