Quercus frutex


Quercus frutex is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae. It is endemic to central Mexico, found in México State, Distrito [Federal de México|D.F.], Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Puebla, and Oaxaca. It is placed in Quercus [sect. Quercus|Quercus section Quercus].
Quercus frutex is a shrub growing up to tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes and thus forming sizable clonal colonies. The bark is dark gray. The leaves are oblong, with no teeth or with a few shallow teeth.