Quercus brandegeei

Quercus brandegeei is a rare Mexican species of <a href="/facts/Plant/X5BMDMvS">plant</a> in the family <a href="/facts/Fagaceae/DomQwK3s">Fagaceae</a>, in the oak genus Quercus, <a href="/facts/Section_(botany)/BVwRekvb">section</a> <a href="/facts/Quercus_sect._Virentes/Qo3UzSoJ">Virentes</a>. It has been found only in the southern part of the State of <a href="/facts/Baja_California_Sur/cyotI1I3">Baja California Sur</a> in northwestern <a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a>.
Quercus brandegeei is an evergreen tree up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall. Leaves are elliptical, not lobed, the blades up to 65 millimetres (2+1⁄2 inches) long and tapering at both ends, sometimes with no teeth on the edge but sometimes with a few pointed teeth. Its habitat is restricted to stream-side locations.
The species is listed as endangered by the <a href="/facts/IUCN_Red_List/8gemqCLu">IUCN Red List</a> and threatened by long-term climatic drying and <a href="/facts/Habitat_loss/pyPMkBCY">habitat loss</a>.

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Quercus brandegeei