| Quercus intricata | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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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. Quercus |
| Species: | Q. intricata |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus intricata Trel. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Quercus intricata, common name dwarf oak, intricate oak or Coahuila scrub oak, is a plant species native to northern Mexico and western Texas.
Description
Quercus intricata is an evergreen shrub that reproduces vegetatively, producing large colonies.
The leaves are thick, leathery, usually wavy, oblong to ovate, up to 2.5 centimetres (1 inch) long. The upper side of the leaf is green with scattered clumps of small curly hairs; the underside appears white or brown because of a thick coat of curly hairs.
Distribution
It is common in mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert, in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, and Zacatecas. In the United States, it has been reported from only two sites: one in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park, and the other near Eagle Peak 24 kilometres (15 miles) southwest of Van Horn.
The species prefers open chaparral and woodlands, often on slopes.
References
- Jerome, D. (2016). "Quercus intricata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- "Quercus intricata". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- "Quercus intricata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- NRCS. "Quercus intricata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus intricata". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- Trelease, William. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(2): 185–186. 1922.
- Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
- Oaks of the World
- CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico D.F.