Quercus ajoensis

Quercus ajoensis

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Quercus ajoensis is listed as Vulnerable.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Q. subg. Quercus
Species: Quercus ajoensis

Name

Quercus ajoensis C.H.Mull., Madroño 12: 140 (1954).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Quercus turbinella subsp. ajoensis (C.H.Mull.) Felger & C.H.Lowe, J. Ariz. Acad. Sci. 6: 83 (1970).
  • Quercus turbinella var. ajoensis (C.H.Mull.) Little, Phytologia 42: 221 (1979).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Quercus ajoensis Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Arizona Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Muller, C.H., 1954. Madroño 12: 140

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (1998). World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales: 1-408. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Valencia-A., S. (2004). Diversidad del Género Quercus (Fagaceae) en México Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de México 75: 33-53.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Quercus ajoensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Quercus ajoensis. Published online. Accessed: 5 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus ajoensis. Accessed: Nov 5 2025. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Ajo Mountain scrub oak

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