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

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Quercus spinosa David

Quercus spinosa David

Quercus spinosa is an evergreen oak native to East and Southeast Asia, placed in Quercus subgenus Cerris section Ilex.

Family
Genus
Quercus
Order
Fagales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Quercus spinosa David

Quercus spinosa David is a species of oak in the oak subgenus Cerris and section Ilex. It is an evergreen tree that is native to central China, Taiwan, and Myanmar. Its leaf traits are thought to potentially be adaptations to altitude. This species is classified within section Ilex.

Photo: (c) Yao Li, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Yao Li · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fagales Fagaceae Quercus

More from Fagaceae

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

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