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Mexican red oak
Quercus canbyi
Quercus graciliformis, ( also known as the Chisos oak or slender oak,) is a rare North American species of oak tree in the beech family.
From the article Quercus graciliformis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Quercus graciliformis is a deciduous tree up to 8 metres (26 feet) tall. The leaves are elliptical or lance-shaped with 8–10 shallow lobes. The acorns are produced biennially.
Range & habitat
The species has been found only in the Chisos Mountains, within Big Bend National Park of West Texas. It may also be native the state of Coahuila in northeast Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss. It grows on dry, rocky canyon floors at elevations above 1,500 m (5,000 ft).
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 275460.