Quercus viminea
{{Short description|Species of oak tree}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Quercus_viminea-The_American_oaks-Trelease-1924.png
|image_caption =
|status = LC
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|genus = Quercus
|display_parents = 2
|parent = Quercus sect. Lobatae
|species = viminea
|authority = Trel.
|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-175707 The Plant List, Quercus viminea Trel. ]
|synonyms = Quercus bolanyosensis Trel.
}}
Quercus viminea, the Sonoran oak,{{PLANTS|id=QUVI2|taxon=Quercus viminea|access-date=15 September 2015}} or Mexican willow oak, is a North American species of oak. It is native to northwestern and west-central Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco), primarily in the Sierra Madre Occidental. The species range extends just north of the international border into Santa Cruz County in southern Arizona.[http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=505&taxauthid=1 SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter] photos, description, distribution map
Quercus viminea is an evergreen or drought-deciduous tree growing up to 10 metres (33 feet) tall. The leaves are narrowly lance-shaped, up to {{Convert|15|cm|abbr=off|frac=4}} long.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233501096 Flora of North America, Quercus viminea Trelease 1924][http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Quercus%20viminea.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]
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External links
- [http://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/alamos_trees_quevim.php Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Research and Conservation in Southern Sonora, Mexico]
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Category:Trees of Northern America
Category:Plants described in 1924