Quercus diversifolia

{{Short description|Species of oak tree}}

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| genus = Quercus

| display_parents = 2

| parent = Quercus sect. Quercus

| species = diversifolia

| authority = Née

| synonyms =

  • Quercus ambigua Bonpl.
  • Quercus bonplandiana Sweet
  • Quercus tomentosa var. diversifolia (Née) A.DC.

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Quercus diversifolia is an uncommon North American species of oak native to Mexico. It has been found in the states of Nuevo León, Durango, México, and Puebla.{{Tropicos|50146377|Quercus diversifolia|Née}}

Quercus diversifolia is a shrub or small tree {{Convert|3-4.2|m|abbr=off|frac=2}} tall. The leaves are green on the upper surface, yellow-brown on the underside, with wavy edges.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8009572#page/271/mode/1up Née, Luis 1801. Anales de Ciencias Naturales 3: 270-271] short diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in Spanish[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/279195#page/118/mode/1up Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 51-53] short diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in French, as Quercus ambigua[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/279195#page/120/mode/1up Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: plant 93] full-page drawing, as Quercus ambigua

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