Quercus gravesii

Quercus gravesii (also called Chisos red oak or Grave's oak) is an uncommon North American species of oak in the red oak section Quercus section Lobatae. It is found in Mexico and the United States.

Quercus gravesii
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. gravesii
Binomial name
Quercus gravesii Sudworth
Natural range of Quercus gravesii
Synonyms[2]
Quercus chesosensis (Sarg.) C.H.Mull. Quercus coccinea var. microcarpa Torr. Quercus shumardii var. microcarpa (Torr.) Shinners Quercus stellapila (Sarg.) Parks Quercus texana var. chesosensis Sarg. Quercus texana var. stellapila Sarg.

It is a deciduous tree up to 13 metres (43 feet) tall. The leaves are hairless, each with 3–5 pointed and awned lobes. The bark is black.^[3]

It is closely related to shumard oak and emory oak.

Distribution

Grave's oak can be found in three areas of southwest Texas, including Big Bend National Park, and mountain ranges of neighboring Coahuila state.^[4][1][5]