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  Quercus welshii
Author R.A.Denham 2003 Utah Fl. ed. 3: 317
Synonyms havardii var. tuckeri Welsh 1986 Great Basin Naturalist 46: 109
Local names shinnery oak;
Range USA (Utah)
Growth habit very low; forms thickets;
Leaves deciduous;
Flowers
Fruits

Bark, twigs and
buds

Hardiness zone, habitat desert, sands;
Miscellaneous -- Subgenus Quercus, Section Quercus;
-- Thought to be a hybrid of Q. havardii with Q. gambelii and/or Q. turbinella in the past, today considered as a true species.

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