Quercus edwardsiae
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|status_system = IUCN3.1
|status_ref = Jerome, D. 2018. Quercus edwardsiae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T89184970A89185020. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T89184970A89185020.en. Accessed 15 November 2022.
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Quercus edwardsiae is a species of oak endemic to northeastern Mexico.
Description
It is closely related to Quercus porphyrogenita.
Range and habitat
Quercus edwardsiae is endemic to the Sierra de Lampazos of Nuevo León state of northeastern Mexico, in the municipalities of Lampazos and Bustamante. The Sierra de Lampazos is a northern outlier of the Sierra Madre Oriental.
The species is found in oak-forested canyons between 522 and 700 meters elevation. It grows as isolated trees among other oaks.
Conservation
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Category:Endemic oaks of Mexico
Category:Flora of the Sierra Madre Oriental