''Quercus inopina'', the sandhill oak, is an uncommon North American species of
oak shrub. It has been found only in the state of
Florida
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in the southeastern United States.
It is a branching shrub up to 5 meters (17 feet) in height. The bark is gray, twigs purplish brown. The leaves are broad, up to long, usually hairless, with no teeth or lobes.
[Flora of North America, ''Quercus inopina'' Ashe, 1929]
/ref>Ann F. Johnson and Warren G. Abrahamson 1982. ''Quercus inopina'': A Species to be Recognized from South-Central Florida. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 190:392-395
/ref>
References
External links
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
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inopina
Endemic flora of Florida
Plants described in 1929