Quercus verde

{{Short description|Species of oak tree}}

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|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = Carrero, C. 2020. Quercus verde. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T79005295A79005298. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T79005295A79005298.en. Accessed 18 November 2022.

| genus = Quercus

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| parent = Quercus sect. Quercus

| species = verde

| authority = C.H.Müll.

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Quercus verde is a species of oak endemic to northeastern Mexico.

Description

Quercus verde is a shrub or small tree, growing up to 3 meters high.

Range and habitat

Quercus verde is endemic to the western slope of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Nuevo León, where it is found between 2,100 and 2,500 meters elevation.

Conservation

Little is known about the population of the species, or threats to it.

References