Quercus striatula

Quercus striatula is a species of oak native to Mexico.

Quercus striatula
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. striatula
Binomial name
Quercus striatula Trel.
Synonyms[1]
Quercus cordifolia Trel.

Description

Quercus striatula is low shrub, which spreads by rhizomes. It can form a low, dense thicket up to .4 metres (1+1⁄2 feet) high.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to the Sierra Madre Occidental of Chihuahua, Durango, Aguascalientes, and Zacatecas, and several mountain ranges on the Mexican Plateau to the east of the Siera, including mountains in Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, and Guanajuato.^[1]

Quercus striatula is an understory plant in pine and pine–oak forests between 1,954 and 2,723 m (6,411 and 8,934 ft) in elevation.^[1]

Ecology

The species grows in areas that have been cleared of understory vegetation by fires. It is generally found under the pines Pinus cooperi, P. teocote, P. leiophylla, and/or the oak Quercus sideroxyla. It is associated with Pinus cembroides and Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera in drier areas of the mountains.^[1]