Quercus carmenensis, the Mexican oak,[1] is a tree species native to Brewster County, Texas, and Coahuila, Mexico. It grows in pine-oak forests at elevations of 1,500–1,950 metres (4,920–6,400 feet). It is a deciduous species with gray bark and red twigs. The leaves are lanceolate with irregular lobing along the margins.[2][3][4]
| Quercus carmenensis | |
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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. Quercus |
| Species: | Q. carmenensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus carmenensis | |
References edit
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Quercus carmenensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Quercus carmenensis" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Muller, Cornelius Herman. 1937. American Midland Naturalist 18(5): 847.
- ^ Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus carmenensis". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.