Biology:Quercus inopina

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Short description: Species of shrub

Quercus inopina
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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. Lobatae
Species:
Q. inopina
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 38 inches) long, usually hairless, with no teeth or lobes.[5][6][7]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6324594 entry