Introductory
SPECIES: Quercus pungens | Sandpaper Oak 



ABBREVIATION : 
QUEPUN

SYNONYMS : 
   Quercus undulata Torr. var. pungens Engelm. [2]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   QUPU
   QUPUV


COMMON NAMES : 
   sandpaper oak
   Vasey shin oak
   scrub oak


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of sandpaper oak is Quercus
pungens Liebm.  It is a member of the beech family (Fagaceae) [17].  In
addition to the typical variety, there is one recognized variety, Vasey
shin oak (Q. p. var. vaseyana [Buckl.] C. H. Muller) [10,27,35].

Sandpaper oak hybrizes with gray oak (Quercus grisea) in the Guadalupe
Mountains of New Mexico and Texas [37].

This report presents information for both sandpaper and Vasey shin oaks.
Information applicable to both is presented under sandpaper oak.  When
publications specifically used Vasey shin oak, the information is
presented under that name.


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Diane S. Pavek, November 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Pavek, Diane S. 1993. Quercus pungens. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Quercus pungens | Sandpaper Oak