Quercus turbinella

Life form², ³: tree
Habitat: canyons, arroyos, mountains
leaf presence³: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement³: alternate
leaf format³: simple
leaf shape³: oval or elliptic
leaf surface³: glaucous
leaf margin³: spiny
Flower color²: greenish or green
Flowering period²: spring
Armament², ³: spiny leaves
Family¹, ², ³: Fagaceae (beech family)
Synonym(s)¹: Quercus ajoensis, Quercus turbinella ssp.ajoensis
Status: locally common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
     
      Barry M. Goldwater Range
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

• ¹ Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-53
• ² Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
• ³ Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson