Quercus welshii
| Quercus welshii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. welshii |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus welshii R.A.Denham | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Quercus havardii var. tuckeri S.L.Welsh | |
Quercus welshii (wavy leaf oak, shinnery oak, Tucker oak) is a shrub in the beech family (Fagaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[2]:143
Description
Growth pattern
It is a deciduous shrub from 2 to 6 feet (0.61 to 1.83 m) tall.[2]:143
Roots, stems, and leaves
It has an elaborate root system that helps stabilize soils in sand desert scrub communities.[2]:143
Elliptical or inversely lanceolate leaves with 6-10 lobes along the margins, with pointed tips, sometimes with lobes also being toothed.[2]:143
Leaves have dense hairs on both sides, growing to from 1⁄2 to 2 inches (1.3 to 5.1 cm) and becoming smooth with age.[2]:143
It is stabilized in sandy soils by complex root systems.[2]:143
Inflorescence and fruit
It blooms from March to June.[2]:143
Male and female flowers are in separate downward hanging clusters.[2]:143
Acorns are 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 inch (13 to 19 mm) long.[2]:143
Habitat and range
It can be found in Sand desert shrub communities, and sandy soils of blackbrush scrub and pinyon juniper woodland communities across the Southwest.[2]:143
Ecological and human interactions
It was named after Stanley L. Welsh.[2]:143
References
- ↑ "Quercus welshii R.A.Denham". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7