About Quercus striatula Trel.
Quercus striatula Trel. is a low-growing shrub that spreads via rhizomes. It can form low, dense thickets that reach up to 0.4 meters (1 1/2 feet) in height. This species is native to the Sierra Madre Occidental, found in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango, Aguascalientes, and Zacatecas. It also grows in multiple mountain ranges on the Mexican Plateau, east of the Sierra Madre Occidental, including mountainous areas of Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, and Guanajuato. Quercus striatula is an understory plant that grows in pine and pine-oak forests, at elevations ranging from 1,954 to 2,723 meters (6,411 to 8,934 feet). In terms of ecology, the species grows in areas where understory vegetation has been cleared by fire. It is most commonly found growing beneath the pines Pinus cooperi, P. teocote, P. leiophylla, and/or the oak Quercus sideroxyla. In drier mountain areas, it is associated with Pinus cembroides and Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera.
