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Quercus greggii
Quercus greggi, otherwise known as the Mexican oak, is a monoecious semi-evergreen oak that is adapted to survive in arid conditions. It is native to Mexico and commonly grow around 2,000–3,300 metres (6,600–10,800 ft) north of the 24th parallel and spreads across multiple locales.
The plants grow to approximately 6.1–7.6 m (20–25 ft) in height (can be as small as 1.8 m or 6 ft) and 3–4.6 m (10–15 ft) in width with waxy rounded-ovular leaves that have dimensions of around 3–6 x 2–4 centimetres. The leaves are generally covered in a dense layer of trichomes. The bark is scale-like and light gray; it is covered in small lenticels, allowing the plants to undergo gas exchange with the surrounding atmosphere. The twigs of the plant are covered in thick woolly hairs.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quercus greggii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
