Quercus robusta

Quercus robusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. robusta
Binomial name
Quercus robusta
C.H.Muller

Quercus robusta (also called robust oak) is a rare North American species of trees in the beech vamily. It has been found only in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park in western Texas.[1][2]

Quercus robusta is a deciduous tree up to 13 meters (43 feet) tall. Bark is black or brown, twigs dark reddish brown. Leaves are up to 12 cm (4.8 inches) long, with a few teeth or small lobes along the edges. The tree grows in moist, wooded canyons.[3][4]

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