''Quercus crassifolia'' is a species of

oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

. It is widespread in Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua to

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

and Chiapas.Romero Rangel, S., E. C. Rojas Zenteno & M. L. Aguilar Enríquez. 2002. El género ''Quercus'' (Fagaceae) en el estado de México. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(4): 551–593
in Spanish It has also been found in Guatemala. It is a shrub or small tree sometimes reaching as much as in height. The shoots are covered with many yellow or light brown branching hairs. The leaves are broadly egg-shaped with the widest part distant from the stem, up to long, with 6–12 pointed teeth on each side. People of the region use the wood to make tool handles and farm implements.Oaks of the World
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photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Nuevo León in 1993
{{Taxonbar, from=Q15336999 crassifolia Oaks of Mexico Trees of Puebla Trees of Veracruz Flora of Guatemala Plants described in 1809 Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland Flora of the Sierra Madre Occidental Flora of the Central American pine–oak forests