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| Quercus edwardsiae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Quercus |
| Species: | Q. edwardsiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus edwardsiae C.H.Müll.
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Quercus edwardsiae is a species of oak endemic to northeastern Mexico.
It is closely related to Quercus porphyrogenita.[1]
Quercus edwardsiae is endemic to the Sierra de Lampazos of Nuevo León state of northeastern Mexico, in the municipalities of Lampazos and Bustamante. The Sierra de Lampazos is a northern outlier of the Sierra Madre Oriental.[1]
The species is found in oak-forested canyons between 522 and 700 meters elevation. It grows as isolated trees among other oaks.[1]
Little is known about the population of the species. Its habitat is mostly located on private land.[1]
