''Quercus planipocula'' is a species of

oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

. It is native to western

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, and

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.McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium12:66-68
in English with line drawing on page 67 It is a large forest tree up to tall with a trunk often more than in diameter. The leaves are as much as long.Trelease, William (1924). ''Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences'' 20: 136.

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photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Nayarit in 1897
planipocula Endemic oaks of Mexico Flora of the Sierra Madre Occidental Flora of the Sierra Madre del Sur Flora of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt Trees of Northwestern Mexico Trees of Southwestern Mexico Least concern flora of North America Plants described in 1924 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Quercus-stub