''Quercus praeco'' is a Mexican species of trees in the beech family. It is native to the States of

Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...

and Nayarit in western Mexico and

Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...

in northeastern Mexico.McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 12:70-71
in English with line drawing on page 70 ''Quercus praeco'' is a deciduous tree up to tall with a trunk as much as in diameter. The

leaves A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...

are up to long, broadly egg-shaped, with shallow lobes or teeth along the edges. The upper side of the leaves is green, the underside yellowish because of many hairs.

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praeco Endemic oaks of Mexico Trees of Jalisco Trees of Nayarit Trees of Nuevo León Least concern flora of North America Plants described in 1924 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by William Trelease {{Quercus-stub