Quercus inopina | |
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Secure (NatureServe) |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Species: | Q. inopina |
Binomial name | |
Quercus inopina Ashe 1929 |
Quercus inopina, the sandhill oak, is an uncommon North American species of shrubs in the beech family. It has been found only in the state of Florida in the southeastern United States.
Quercus inopina is a branching shrub up to 5 meters (17 feet) in height. Bark is gray, twigs purplish brown. Leaves are broad, up to 85 mm (3.4 inches) long, usually hairless, with no teeth or lobes.