Quercus inopina, the sandhill oak,[2] is an uncommon North American species of oak shrub. It has been found only in the state of Florida in the southeastern United States.[3][4]

It is a branching shrub up to 5 meters (17 feet) in height. The bark is gray, twigs purplish brown. The leaves are broad, up to 85 millimeters (3+3⁄8 inches) long, usually hairless, with no teeth or lobes.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L. (2015). "Quercus inopina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Quercus inopina". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Quercus inopina Ashe, 1929
  6. ^ Ashe, William Willard 1929. Rhodora 31(364): 79–80
  7. ^ Ann F. Johnson and Warren G. Abrahamson 1982. Quercus inopina: A Species to be Recognized from South-Central Florida. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 190:392-395
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_inopina
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