Quercus inopina, the sandhill oak,[1] is an uncommon North American species of oak shrub. It has been found only in the state of Florida in the southeastern United States.[2][3]
Quercus inopina | |
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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. inopina |
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Quercus inopina Ashe 1929 | |
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It is a branching shrub up to 5 meters (17 feet) in height. The bark is gray, twigs purplish brown. The leaves are broad, up to 85 millimeters (3+3⁄8 inches) long, usually hairless, with no teeth or lobes.[4][5][6]
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