Quercus sideroxyla

Quercus sideroxyla, called the Santa Rosa oak and encino colorado, is a species of oak native to northern and southwestern Mexico.^[3] Used for charcoal production, it prefers to grow at elevations from 1,800 to 2,700 metres (5,900 to 8,900 feet).^[4] It is placed in section Lobatae.^[5]

Quercus sideroxyla
Quercus sideroxyla in Hackfalls Arboretum
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. sideroxyla
Binomial name
Quercus sideroxyla Bonpl.[2]
Synonyms
List Quercus epileuca Trel. Quercus incarnata Trel. Quercus incarnata f. ampla Trel. Quercus incarnata f. grosseserrata Trel. Quercus incarnata f. longa]] Trel. Quercus omissa A.DC. Quercus sideroxyla f. aquifolia Trel. Quercus sideroxyla f. ciliifera Trel.