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''Quercus ignaciensis'' is a tree in the genus ''
Quercus An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...
''. It is found only in an isolated area of the Mexican state of
Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...
. It grows only in a
subtropical The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones immediately to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Ge ...
biome. It usually grows over in height. ''Quercus ignaciensis'' was described in 1942.


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{{taxonbar, from=Q15337916 endemic oaks of Mexico plants described in 1942 ignaciensis trees of Northern America