Quercus boyntonii

Quercus boyntonii
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Subgenus:	Quercus subg. Quercus
Section:	Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:	Q. boyntonii
Binomial name
	Quercus boyntonii; Beadle
Synonyms
	Quercus stellata var. boyntonii (Beadle) Sarg. ;

Quercus boyntonii is a rare North American species of oak in the beech family. At present, it is found only in Alabama, although historical records say that it formerly grew in Texas as well.^[3] It is commonly called the Boynton sand post oak^[4] or Boynton oak.

Quercus boyntonii is a rare and poorly known species. It is a shrub or small tree, sometimes reach a height of 6 meters (20 feet) but usually smaller. Leaves are dark green, hairless and shiny on the upper surface, covered with many gray hairs on the underside.^[1]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Kenny, L.; Wenzell, K.; Beckman, E. (2016). "Quercus boyntonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T33635A176953395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T33635A176953395.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "Quercus boyntonii Beadle". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
^ "Quercus boyntonii". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
^ NRCS. "Quercus boyntonii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 July 2015.
^ Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus boyntonii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] Kenny, L.; Wenzell, K.; Beckman, E. (2016). "Quercus boyntonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T33635A176953395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T33635A176953395.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[2] "Quercus boyntonii Beadle". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online

[3] "Quercus boyntonii". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.

[4] NRCS. "Quercus boyntonii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 July 2015.

[5] Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus boyntonii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

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