''Quercus edwardsiae'' 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 ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to northeastern

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

Description

It is closely related to '' Quercus porphyrogenita''.

Range and habitat

''Quercus edwardsiae'' is endemic to the Sierra de Lampazos of

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 ...

state of northeastern Mexico, in the municipalities of Lampazos and Bustamante. The Sierra de Lampazos is a northern outlier of the

Sierra Madre Oriental The Sierra Madre Oriental () is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico. The Sierra Madre Oriental is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that ...

. The species is found in oak-forested canyons between 522 and 700 meters elevation. It grows as isolated trees among other oaks.

Conservation

Little is known about the population of the species. Its habitat is mostly located on private land.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15337730 Endemic oaks of Mexico Flora of the Sierra Madre Oriental Trees of Nuevo León edwardsiae Plants described in 1942 Trees of Northeastern Mexico