Quercus aristata

{{Short description|Species of oak tree}}

{{speciesbox

| genus = Quercus

| image = Quercus Aristata.jpg

| status = LC

| status_ref = {{cite journal |author=Jerome, D. |author2=Wenzell, K.|author3=Kenny, L.|author4=Beckman, E. |name-list-style=amp |title=Quercus aristata |journal=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |volume=208 |at= e.T78805056A78805070 |publisher=IUCN |year=2018 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T78805056A78805070.en |doi-access=free }}

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| display_parents = 2

| parent = Quercus sect. Lobatae

| species = aristata

| authority = Hook. & Arn.

| synonyms_ref = {{ThePlantList |id=kew-171653 |taxon=Quercus aristata |authority=Hook. & Arn.}}

| synonyms = * Quercus productipes Trel.

}}

Quercus aristata is a species of oak. It is native to western Mexico, found in Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, and Guerrero.{{Tropicos|50004631|Quercus aristata|Hook. & Arn.}}

==Description==

Quercus aristata is a short evergreen tree up to {{Convert|12|m|abbr=off}} tall with a trunk as much as {{Convert|40|cm|abbr=off}} in diameter. The leaves are stiff and leathery, up to 12 cm long, often with sharp pointed teeth along the edges.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46657#page/21/mode/1up McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12:17-19] in English, with line drawings on page 18