Quercus microphylla

Quercus microphylla is a Mexican species of oak in the beech family. It is widespread from Oaxaca as far north as Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas.^[2][3]

Quercus microphylla
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. Quercus
Species:	Q. microphylla
Binomial name
Quercus microphylla Née
Synonyms[1]
List Cerris microphyla (Née) Raf. Quercus frutex var. uhdeana Trel. Quercus macrocarpa Endl. Quercus microphylla var. uhdeana (Trel.) A.Camus Quercus repanda Benth.

Description

Quercus microphylla is a shrub rarely more than 60 centimetres (24 inches) tall, forming dense mats several meters across. The leaves are tiny compared to most other species in the genus, usually less than 35 millimetres (1+1⁄2 in) long.^[2][4]