Quercus hinckleyi, commonly called Hinckley oak, is a rare species in the white oak group (Quercus Section Quercus). It has a restricted range in the Chihuahuan Desert of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico (Chihuahua and Coahuila). In the US, it occurs in only two counties in southwestern Texas and is federally listed as a threatened species.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hinckley oak being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
- Species
- Quercus hinckleyi
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