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Quercus subspathulata
Encino Borrego, Encino Mixcahue (Spanish)
Origin: Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinoloa, Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico.
| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Quercus |
| Species |
| subspathulata |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-9) - (-1) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 15 - 30 |
| Height |
| 4-15 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened. |
| Habitat |
| Forests at an altitude of 900-1,600 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Hairless, grey twigs. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Ovoid, 2-3 mm in length. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oboval, glabrous, with a narrow rounded or heart-shaped base, 3-8 pairs of obtuse teeth and 8-12 secondary veins on either side of the midvein, 6-16 x 3-12 cm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Acorn, singular or in groups of 3, 0.7-1 cm. |
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