Quercus scytophylla is a species of oak. It is a tree native to western and central Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua to Chiapas.Romero Rangel, S., E. C. Rojas Zenteno & M. L. Aguilar Enríquez. 2002. El género Quercus (Fagaceae) en el estado de México. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(4): 551–593 in Spanish, with line drawings of each speciesMcVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter distribution map and photos of herbarium specimens
Quercus scytophylla is a deciduous tree growing up to tall with a trunk as much as in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to long, with a few tapering, pointed teeth along the edges.
It is native to the Sierra Madre Occidental, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Sierra Madre del Sur, and Sierra Madre de Chiapas. It grows in pine-oak forest and humid montane forests from 1,500 to 2,500 metres elevation. It can be a dominant tree in the western Sierra Madre Occidental.
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