Quercus gravesii

{{Short description|Species of oak tree}}

{{speciesbox

| image = Quercus Gravesii.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Jerome, D. |date=2017 |title=Quercus gravesii |volume=2017 |page=e.T34665A2854060 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34665A2854060.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

| genus = Quercus

| display_parents = 2

| parent = Quercus sect. Lobatae

| species = gravesii

| authority = Sudworth

| range_map = Quercus gravesii range map 1.png

| range_map_caption = Natural range of Quercus gravesii

| synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-172990 The Plant List, Quercus gravesii Sudw. ]

| synonyms = *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.

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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. It is found in Mexico and the United States.

It is a deciduous tree up to {{Convert|13|m|abbr=off}} tall. The leaves are hairless, each with 3–5 pointed and awned lobes. The bark is black.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233501040 Flora of North America, Quercus gravesii Sudworth, 1927. Graves oak, Chisos red oak ]

It is closely related to shumard oak and emory oak.

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.{{cite book|first=Elbert L.|last=Little Jr.|title=Atlas of United States Trees|volume=3 (Minor Western Hardwoods)|year=1976|publisher=US Government Printing Office|lccn=79-653298|oclc=4053799|entry-url=https://archive.org/details/atlasofunitedsta1314litt/page/n216/mode/1up|entry=Map 136, Quercus gravesii}}[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/13100070?tab=specimens Tropicos, Quercus gravesii Sudw.]

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