| Quercus tardifolia | |
| Author | C.H.Muller 1936 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 63: 154 |
| Synonyms | |
| Local names | Lateleaf
oak |
| Range | Mexico
(Coahuila) ; Texas (Chisos Mountains) ; 2000 m ; very restricted area;
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| Growth habit | small,
erect tree; short, thick branches; |
| Leaves | 5-10
x 2-7 cm; evergreen; oboval; flat; apex pointed; base rounded or cordate;
margin with 3-4 shallow aristate lobes; dull green, hairless, rough above;
densely tomentose beneath, especially on the prominent veins; petiole
1-2 cm long, sometimes pubescent; |
| Flowers | |
| Fruits | acorn
subsessile, paired, maturing in 2 years; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark
grey, hard, fissured; twigs slender, dark brown, densely pubescent at
first, becoming hairless; terminal bud brown, ovoid, 3-5 mm long, with
ciliate scales; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | |
| Miscellaneous | --
A.Camus : n° 429; -- Sub-genus Quercus, section Lobatae; -- Very rare; -- May be a hybrid between Q.gravesii and Q.hypoxantha ; |
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