Quercus intricata
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| genus = Quercus
| display_parents = 2
| parent = Quercus sect. Quercus
| species = intricata
| authority = Trel.
| synonyms = * Quercus microphylla var. crispata A. DC.
- Quercus intricata Trel.
- Quercus intricata f. angusta Trel.
- Quercus intricata f. erratica Trel.
- Quercus intricata f. ovata Trel.
| synonyms_ref = {{Tropicos|13100086|Quercus intricata}}{{ThePlantList |id=kew-173370 |taxon=Quercus intricata}}
| image = Quercus Intricata.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
}}
Quercus intricata, common name dwarf oak,{{PLANTS |id=QUIN3 |taxon=Quercus intricata |access-date=15 September 2015}} intricate oak{{eFloras|1|233501050|Quercus intricata|first=Kevin C.|last=Nixon|volume=3}} or Coahuila scrub oak, is a plant species native to northern Mexico and western Texas.
Description
Quercus intricata is an evergreen shrub that reproduces vegetatively, producing large colonies.
The leaves are thick, leathery, usually wavy, oblong to ovate, up to {{Convert|2.5|cm|abbr=off|frac=4}} long. The upper side of the leaf is green with scattered clumps of small curly hairs; the underside appears white or brown because of a thick coat of curly hairs.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/375024#page/209/mode/1up Trelease, William. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(2): 185–186. 1922.]Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.[http://oaks.of.the.world.free.fr/quercus_intricata.htm Oaks of the World]
Distribution
It is common in mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert, in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, and Zacatecas. In the United States, it has been reported from only two sites: one in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park, and the other near Eagle Peak {{Convert|15|mi|abbr=off|order=flip}} southwest of Van Horn.
The species prefers open chaparral and woodlands, often on slopes.CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico D.F.
References
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External links
- [http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100020058 photo of herbarium specimen collected in Nuevo León in 1996]
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Category:Plants described in 1864
Category:Big Bend National Park