Quercus inopina
Appearance
Quercus inopina | |
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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. Lobatae |
Species: | Q. inopina
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Binomial name | |
Quercus inopina Ashe 1929
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Natural range |
Quercus inopina, the sandhill oak,[2] is an uncommon North American species of oak shrub. It has been found only in the state of Florida in the southeastern United States.[3][4]
It is a branching shrub up to 5 meters (17 feet) in height. The bark is gray, twigs purplish brown. The leaves are broad, up to 85 millimeters (3+3⁄8 inches) long, usually hairless, with no teeth or lobes.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L. (2015). "Quercus inopina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Quercus inopina". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- ^ Flora of North America, Quercus inopina Ashe, 1929
- ^ Ashe, William Willard 1929. Rhodora 31(364): 79–80
- ^ Ann F. Johnson and Warren G. Abrahamson 1982. Quercus inopina: A Species to be Recognized from South-Central Florida. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 190:392-395