Quercus glabrescens
Quercus glabrescens is a species of oak. It is endemic to the mountains of east-central Mexico.
Description
It is a tree up to tall with thick leathery leaves up to long, elliptical or egg-shaped with a few wavy lobes along the edges. It is placed in Quercus section Quercus.Range and habitat
Quercus glabrescens is found in the southern Sierra Madre Oriental, eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, and Sierra Madre [de Oaxaca] ranges, in the states of Mexico, Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, and Oaxaca. Few populations are found in the Sierra de Miahuatlán and Sierra Madre [del Sur] of southern and western Oaxaca.Quercus glabrescens is found mainly in mountain cloud forests, and sometimes in cold, humid conifer forests, from 2,270 to 3,000 meters elevation. It is often a dominant species where it is found, and is associated with oyamel (Abies religiosa, Quercus affinis, Q. crassifolia, and Q. rugosa.