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Robust Oak (Quercus robusta)

Description

Quercus robusta (also called robust oak) is a rare North American species of trees in the beech vamily. It has been found only in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park in western Texas. Quercus robusta is a deciduous tree up to 13 meters (43 feet) tall. Bark is black or brown, twigs dark reddish brown. Leaves are up to 12 cm (4.8 inches) long, with a few teeth or small lobes along the edges. The tree grows in moist, wooded canyons.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Fagales

            • Family: Fagaceae

              • Genus: Quercus