Quercus robusta

Species of oak tree

Quercus robusta

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Fagales
Family:  | Fagaceae
Genus:  | Quercus
Subgenus:  | Quercus subg. Quercus
Section:  | Quercus sect. Lobatae
Species:  |

Q. robusta

Binomial name
Quercus robusta

C.H.Muller[2]

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

Quercus robusta is a deciduous tree growing up to 13 metres (43 feet) tall. The bark is black or brown, the twigs dark reddish brown. The leaves are up to 12 centimetres (4+3⁄4 inches) long, with a few teeth or small lobes along the edges. The tree grows in moist, wooded canyons.[3][2]

## References

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1. ^ a b Beckman, E. (2017). "Quercus robusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T34021A88668862. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34021A88668862.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ a b Muller, Cornelius Herman (1934). "Some new oaks from Western Texas". Torreya. 34 (5): 119–120: descriptions in English and Latin, commentary in English.`{{cite journal}}`: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
3. ^ Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus robusta". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3\. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press - via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

## External links

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* Online Plant Guide includes habit photo of cultivated specimen

Taxon identifiers

Quercus robusta|

* Wikidata: Q4112379
* Wikispecies: Quercus robusta
* CoL: 4R5YP
* EoL: 1151322
* FNA: 233501078
* GBIF: 2879532
* iNaturalist: 167665
* IPNI: 216326-2
* IRMNG: 10249901
* ITIS: 19406
* IUCN: 34021
* NatureServe: 2.133491
* Open Tree of Life: 3930827
* Plant List: kew-174873
* PLANTS: QURO3
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:216326-2
* Tropicos: 13100116
* WFO: wfo-0000292975

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