Quercus gravesii

Quercus gravesii (also called Chisos red oak or Grave's oak) is an uncommon North American species of oak in the red oak section Quercus section Lobatae in the beech family. It is found in Mexico and the United States.

Quercus gravesii
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. gravesii
Binomial name
Quercus gravesii
Natural range of Quercus gravesii
Synonyms[2]
  • Quercus chesosensis (Sarg.) C.H.Mull.
  • Quercus coccinea var. microcarpa Torr.
  • Quercus shumardii var. microcarpa (Torr.) Shinners
  • Quercus stellapila (Sarg.) Parks
  • Quercus texana var. chesosensis Sarg.
  • Quercus texana var. stellapila Sarg.

Quercus gravesii is a deciduous tree up to 13 meters (43 feet) tall. Leaves are hairless, each with 3-5 pointed and awned lobes. Bark is black.[3]

Distribution

Grave's oak can be found in three areas of southwest Texas, including Big Bend National Park, and mountain ranges of neighboring Coahuila state.[4][5][6] Graves Oak is closely related to shumard oak and emory oak

References
  1. "Quercus gravesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017. data
  2. The Plant List, Quercus gravesii Sudw.
  3. Flora of North America, Quercus gravesii Sudworth, 1927. Graves oak, Chisos red oak
  4. Little Jr., Elbert L. (1976). "Map 136, Quercus gravesii". Atlas of United States Trees. 3 (Minor Western Hardwoods). US Government Printing Office. LCCN 79-653298. OCLC 4053799.
  5. Hess, W.J. 1998. Quercus gravesii Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  6. Tropicos, Quercus gravesii Sudw.


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