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Fagaceae
Quercus

not marked as a favorite taxon Quercus fusiformis Small. Common name: Plateau Oak, Plateau Live Oak, Encino. Habitat: Dry sands, rocky areas (often calcareous), scrub; also planted eastwards of its native distribution (as in AR), and sometimes weakly naturalizing near those plantings. Distribution: E. and s. OK south through TX to Mexico (COA, NLE, TAM, VER).

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Subgenus: Quercus. Section: Virentes.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA3, K4, Mex, NcTx, NS, POWO, S13, Tx; = Quercus virginiana Mill. var. fusiformis (Small) Sarg. — GrPl. Basionym: Quercus fusiformis Small 1901

Links to other floras: = Quercus fusiformis - FNA3

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