Biology:Quercus cedrosensis

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Short description: Species of oak tree

Quercus cedrosensis
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Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
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. Protobalanus
Species:
Q. cedrosensis
Binomial name
Quercus cedrosensis
C.H.Mull.
Synonyms[3]
  • Quercus sedrosensis C.H.Mull.

Quercus cedrosensis, the Cedros Island oak,[4] is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae. It is placed in Quercus section Protobalanus.[5]

Quercus cedrosensis is native to Baja California state in northwestern Mexico, including Cedros Island. It has also been found in San Diego County, California.[6]

Quercus cedrosensis is vulnerable to habitat loss due to overgrazing by goats and overlogging.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kenny, L.; Wenzell, K.; Beckman, E. (2017). "Quercus cedrosensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T30727A2795402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T30727A2795402.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30727/2795402. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. "Quercus cedrosensis". Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. 2022. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147634/Quercus_cedrosensis. 
  3. "Quercus cedrosensis C.H.Mull.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-172043. 
  4. "Quercus cedrosensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=QUCE2. 
  5. Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min; Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_2_1_________An_updated_infrageneric_classification_of_the_oaks/5547622/1. 
  6. Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria, Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database, https://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8838 Taxon name (parameter 1) is required.

Wikidata ☰ Q2460452 entry