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Quercus deliquescens is a species of oak tree in the family Fagaceae, native to northeast Mexico.

Quercus deliquescens
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Species:	Q. deliquescens
Binomial name
Quercus deliquescens C.H. Muller

Distribution

The tree is endemic to Chihuahua state of Mexico.

It is known only from one population system in the valley of Río Conchos and north along the Río Grande. It grows in dry montane scrub habitats, and the dense scrublands that cover northern Mexico.

It is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species, threatened by habitat loss.

See also

• Endemic flora of Mexico

References

Sources

• Current IUCN Red List of all Threatened Species

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