Quercus microphylla is a Mexican species of oak in the beech family. It is widespread from Oaxaca as far north as Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas.
Description Quercus microphylla is a shrub rarely more than tall, forming dense mats several meters across. The leaves are tiny compared to most other species in the genus, usually less than long.McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12:59-60 in English, with line drawing on page 59Née, Luis. 1801. Anales de Ciencias Naturales 3: 264-265 short diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in Spanish
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External links photo of herbarium specimen collected in Coahuila in 1990