Quercus brandegeei

Quercus brandegeei is a rare Mexican species of plant in the family Fagaceae, in the oak genus Quercus, section Virentes.^[2] It has been found only in the southern part of the State of Baja California Sur in northwestern Mexico.^[3]

Quercus brandegeei
Conservation status
Endangered  (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. Virentes
Species:	Q. brandegeei
Binomial name
Quercus brandegeei Goldman

Quercus brandegeei is an evergreen tree up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall. Leaves are elliptical, not lobed, the blades up to 65 millimetres (2+1⁄2 inches) long and tapering at both ends, sometimes with no teeth on the edge but sometimes with a few pointed teeth.^[4] Its habitat is restricted to stream-side locations.^[5]

The species is listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List^[1] and threatened by long-term climatic drying^[6][7] and habitat loss.^[1]