| Quercus potosina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Quercus |
| Species: | Q. potosina
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus potosina | |
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List
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Quercus potosina is a species of oak. It is native to northern Mexico, from Chihuahua, Durango, and Jalisco east as far as San Luis Potosí.3 It is placed in Quercus section Quercus.4
Description
Quercus potosina is a shrub or small tree up to 7 metres (23 feet) tall, and is drought-deciduous. The leaves are round or egg-shaped, up to 9 centimetres (3+1⁄2 inches) long, with numerous small pointed teeth along the edges.3
References
References
- Jerome, D.; Beckman, E. (2018). "Quercus potosina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- The Plant List, Quercus potosina Trel.
- McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12:63-64 in English, with line drawing on page 64
- 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). figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1. Retrieved 2023-02-24.