Quercus crassifolia

Quercus crassifolia is a species of oak. It is widespread in Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua to Veracruz and Chiapas.^[4][5][6] It has also been found in Guatemala.^[7]

Quercus crassifolia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (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. crassifolia
Binomial name
Quercus crassifolia Bonpl.[2]
Synonyms[3]
List Quercus brachystachys Benth. Quercus chicamolensis Trel. Quercus crassifolia var. errans (Trel.) E.F.Warb. Quercus errans Trel. Quercus felipensis Trel. Quercus miguelitensis Trel. Quercus mollis M.Martens & Galeotti Quercus moreliana Trel. Quercus orbiculata Trel. Quercus spinulosa M.Martens & Galeotti Quercus splendens var. pallidior A.DC. Quercus stipularis Bonpl.

It is a shrub or small tree sometimes reaching as much as 15 metres (49 feet) in height. The shoots are covered with many yellow or light brown branching hairs. The leaves are broadly egg-shaped with the widest part distant from the stem, up to 20 centimetres (8 inches) long, with 6–12 pointed teeth on each side. People of the region use the wood to make tool handles and farm implements.^{[6][8][9][10]}