Quercus graciliformis (also known as the Chisos oak or slender oak) is a rare North American species of oak tree.[2]
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| 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. graciliformis |
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| Quercus graciliformis | |
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Quercus graciliformis is a deciduous tree up to 8 metres (26 feet) tall. The leaves are elliptical or lance-shaped with 8–10 shallow lobes.[3] The acorns are produced biennially.
The species has been found only in the Chisos Mountains, within Big Bend National Park of West Texas, and a few miles southeast into the state of Coahuila in northeast Mexico.[4] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1][5]
It grows on dry, rocky canyon floors at elevations above 1,500 m (5,000 ft).[3]
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