Quercus arizonica

Common Name: Arizona White Oak
Oˊodham Name: [unknown]
Group: Shrubs, Trees － Chaparral (upper), Madrean Woodland

Description

Quercus arizonica is a large shrub or small tree with light gray shaggy bark. Leaves are lanceolate, with a sharply pointed tip and a few teeth around the edges. The upper side of the leaves is yellowish green, glabrous, and has a prominent white vein; the bottom side is grayish to tan and lightly wooly. This species grows in the upper Chaparral and Madrean Woodland biomes above 5000 feet. The photo shows a young specimen only about 6 feet tall. Please note that oaks commonly hybridize and this can make it difficult to classify them.

Classification

Kingdom Plantae － Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida － Dicotyledons

Subclass Hamamelididae

Order Fagales

Family Fagaceae － Beech family

Genus Quercus L. － oak

Species Quercus arizonica Sarg. － Arizona white oak

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