Quercus inopina, the sandhill oak, is an uncommon North American species of oak shrub. It has been found only in the state of Florida in the southeastern United States.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapAtlas of Florida Vascular Plants
It is a branching shrub up to 5 meters (17 feet) in height. The bark is gray, twigs purplish brown. The leaves are broad, up to long, usually hairless, with no teeth or lobes.Flora of North America, Quercus inopina Ashe, 1929Ashe, William Willard 1929. Rhodora 31(364): 79–80Ann F. Johnson and Warren G. Abrahamson 1982. Quercus inopina: A Species to be Recognized from South-Central Florida. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 190:392-395
References
External links Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas