Quercus microphylla Née is a plant in the Fagaceae family, order Fagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Quercus microphylla Née

Quercus microphylla Née

Quercus microphylla Née is a short, mat-forming oak shrub with notably tiny leaves compared to most other oaks.

Family
Genus
Quercus
Order
Fagales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Quercus microphylla Née

Quercus microphylla Née is a species of oak that typically grows as a shrub. It rarely reaches over 60 centimetres (24 inches) in height, and forms dense mats that can span several meters across. Its leaves are tiny when compared to the leaves of most other species in the Quercus (oak) genus, usually measuring less than 35 millimetres (1+1⁄2 inches) in length.

Photo: (c) Israel Piedras Gutiérrez, all rights reserved, uploaded by Israel Piedras Gutiérrez

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fagales Fagaceae Quercus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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