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  Quercus trinidadensis
Author C.H.Muller 1942 Amer. Midl. Naturalist 27: 481
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Range Mexico (Tamaulipas, Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí);
Growth habit less than 2 metres tall; dense colonies that spread by rhizomes
Leaves glabrous, glaucous, matte; usually waxy beneath;
Flowers
Fruits acorns on a 1.5-2 cm long peduncle; maturing the same year;

Bark, twigs and
buds

Hardiness zone, habitat pine-oak forest; elevation 1,600-2,200
Miscellaneous -- Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Sub-section Leucomexicanae;
-- For Susana Valencia-Avalos, 2004 it was a synonym of Q.sebifera but her work with A.Coombes 2026 confirmed that it is indeed a distinct species.

 
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