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Quercus taxonomy
Quercus glaucoides M.Martens & Galeotti
EOL Text
Isosyntype for Quercus glaucophylla Seemen
Catalog Number: US 251108
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): C. G. Pringle
Year Collected: 1894
Locality: Sierra de San Felipe., Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
Elevation (m): 1829 to 1829
- Isosyntype: Seemen, K. O. von. 1900. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 95.
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Quercus glaucoides is an oak species in the white oak section, Quercus section Quercus, found in and endemic to central and southern Mexico.
Description
Quercus glaucoides is primarily a canopy tree in its native habitat and can grow up to 50 feet to 75 feet (15 m to 23 m) tall.
Its scientific name is often misapplied to the NE Mexican and central Texas native Lacey Oak (Quercus laceyi), which has caused great confusion about the true identity of this species and the correct scientific name for the Lacey Oak. Although somewhat related, they do not share the same native range, with Q. glaucoides being endemic to Mexico, while Q. laceyi is native to both NE Mexico and central Texas, and Q. glaucoides is evergreen, while Q. laceyi is deciduous.
References
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