Quercus frutex explained

Quercus frutex is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae. It is endemic to central Mexico, found in México State, D.F., Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Puebla, and Oaxaca.^{[1] [2]} It is placed in Quercus section Quercus.^[3]

Quercus frutex is a shrub growing up to 2.5abbr=offNaNabbr=off tall (very rarely attaining tree stature at 7 meters in height), spreading by means of underground rhizomes and thus forming sizable clonal colonies. The bark is dark gray. The leaves are oblong, with no teeth or with a few shallow teeth.^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46657#page/3/mode/1up McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87374#page/565/mode/1up Romero Rangel, S., E. C. Rojas Zenteno & M. L. Aguilar Enríquez. 2002. El género Quercus (Fagaceae) en el estado de México. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(4): 551–593
3. Web site: Denk . Thomas . Grimm . Guido W. . Manos . Paul S. . Deng . Min . Hipp . Andrew L. . 2017 . Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks . figshare . 2023-02-24 . xls . amp .