Quercus peninsularis

Quercus peninsularis, common name peninsular oak, is a species of oak endemic to Baja California, Mexico.^[1] It is a shrub or small tree to 10 m, occurring in mountain valleys and canyons up to 3000 m.^[1] It is placed in section Lobatae.^[2] Leaves are 5–8 cm, flat, leathery and hairy, with pointed tips and 2–5 pairs of teeth. Flowers occur in 3 cm catkins. Fruits are 1.5 cm acorns, stemless, ovoid, with hairy cupules, maturing in a year. Mature bark is reddish; young twigs are thin and hairy.^[3]

Quercus peninsularis
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (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. peninsularis
Binomial name
Quercus peninsularis Trel.