''Quercus inopina'', the sandhill oak, is an uncommon North American 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 ...
shrub. It has been found only in the state of
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
in the southeastern United States.
It is a branching shrub up to 5 meters (17 feet) in height. The bark is gray, twigs purplish brown. The leaves are broad, up to long, usually hairless, with no teeth or lobes.
[Flora of North America, ''Quercus inopina'' Ashe, 1929]
/ref>Ann F. Johnson and Warren G. Abrahamson 1982. ''Quercus inopina'': A Species to be Recognized from South-Central Florida. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 190:392-395
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References
External links
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
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inopina
Endemic flora of Florida
Plants described in 1929