Quercus potosina

Quercus potosina is a species of oak. It is native to northern Mexico, from Chihuahua, Durango, and Jalisco east as far as San Luis Potosí.^[3] It is placed in Quercus section Quercus.^[4]

Quercus potosina
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. Quercus
Species:	Q. potosina
Binomial name
Quercus potosina Trel.
Synonyms[2]
List Quercus jaralensis Trel. Quercus jaralensis f. berlandieri Trel. Quercus potosina f. aperta Trel. Quercus potosina f. exilis Trel.

Description

Quercus potosina is a shrub or small tree up to 7 metres (23 feet) tall, and is drought-deciduous. The leaves are round or egg-shaped, up to 9 centimetres (3+1⁄2 inches) long, with numerous small pointed teeth along the edges.^[3]