Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Quercus rugosa Nee
(Netleaf Oak)


Family: Fagaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Quercus diversicolor Trelease
Quercus reticulata Humboldt & Bonpland

Quercus rugosa is found in canyons where water runs year-round or nearly so. The bark is relatively soft. The unlobed leaves are green above. The undersurface of the leaf is marked by a dense network of veins. Between the veins on the undersurface of the leaf are numerous tufts of hairs and yellow glands. The acorns are born on long pedicels, frequently more than one acorn to a pedicel.
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Quercus rugosa, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Fegler, Catwalk, Oct. 15, 2007



Quercus rugosa, undersurface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Fegler, Catwalk, Oct. 15, 2007



Quercus rugosa, micro of tufts of hairs and glands on undersurface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Fegler, Catwalk, Oct. 15, 2007


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