''Quercus striatula'' 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 ...

native to Mexico.

Description

''Quercus striatula'' is low shrub, which spreads by rhizomes. It can form a low, dense thicket up to high.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to the

Sierra Madre Occidental The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American ...

of Chihuahua, Durango, Aguascalientes, and

Zacatecas , image_map = Zacatecas in Mexico (location map scheme).svg , map_caption = State of Zacatecas within Mexico , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type ...

, and several mountain ranges on the

Mexican Plateau The Central Mexican Plateau, also known as the Mexican Altiplano ( es, Altiplanicie Mexicana), is a large arid-to-semiarid plateau that occupies much of northern and central Mexico. Averaging above sea level, it extends from the United States b ...

to the east of the Siera, including mountains in Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, and Guanajuato. ''Quercus striatula'' is an understory plant in pine and pine–oak forests between in elevation.

Ecology

The species grows in areas that have been cleared of understory vegetation by fires. It is generally found under the pines ''

Pinus cooperi ''Pinus cooperi'', sometimes called Cooper's pine or Cooper pine, is a medium-sized pine which is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country i ...

, P. teocote, P. leiophylla'', and/or the oak ''

Quercus sideroxyla ''Quercus sideroxyla'', called the Santa Rosa oak and encino colorado, 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 o ...

''. It is associated with ''

Pinus cembroides ''Pinus cembroides'', also known as pinyon pine, Mexican pinyon, Mexican nut pine, and Mexican stone pine, is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to western North America. It grows in areas with low levels of rainfall and its range extends ...

'' and ''Mimosa aculeaticarpa'' var. ''biuncifera'' in drier areas of the mountains.

References

{{taxonbar, from=Q15340330 Flora of the Sierra Madre Occidental Endemic oaks of Mexico striatula Taxa named by William Trelease