Quercus toumeyi

Sarg.

Toumey's Oak

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Data deficientIUCN
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147791
Element CodePDFAG05260
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNData deficient
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFagales
FamilyFagaceae
GenusQuercus
Other Common Names
Toumey oak (EN) Toumey Oak (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Biotics v1
Review Date2020-04-22
Change Date1988-08-31
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Quercus toumeyi is a shrub or small tree that occurs in the southern mountain ranges of New Mexico and Arizona, southward into Chihuahua and Sonora in Mexico. While the distribution, threats and trends are not well known for Mexico, the species has relatively low threats in the U.S.A. Most occurrences are on protected lands, have no major threats, and their populations are described as locally common or a dominant groundcover.
Range Extent Comments
Quercus toumeyi occurs in southern Arizona and New Mexico, south through central western Chihuahua and Sonora. In Arizona and New Mexico, it occurs in ten mountain ranges (Wiens and Thibault 2019). The species also occurred in Texas but it is believed to be lost to introgression (Beckman and Jerome 2017).
Occurrences Comments
The number of occurrences are not defined throughout the species range. In Mexico even less so, especially in the southern portion of its range, where taxonomic confusion may exist where Quercus barrancana overlaps in range (Beckman and Jerome 2020, Spellenberg 2014).
Threat Impact Comments
It is on protected lands with no significant threat in nine of the mountain ranges of Arizona and New Mexico where this species occurs, (Wiens and Thibault 2019). Threats in Mexico are unknown. Introgression may be a threat in some areas.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Quercus toumeyi occurs in oak woodlands and chaparral on dry, rocky slopes (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 1997).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - HardwoodShrubland/chaparral
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoS4Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
8 - Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseasesUnknownUnknownUnknown
8.3 - Introduced genetic materialUnknownUnknownUnknown

Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL, DECIDUOUS
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
Arizona (7)
AreaForestAcres
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
References (7)
  1. Beckman, E., and D. Jerome. 2017. <i>Quercus toumeyi</i>. <i>The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species</i>2017: e.T34683A2854238. Available. Online: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34683A2854238.en"&gt;https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34683A2854238.en (accessed 22 April 2020).
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  5. <p>Pasch, B., and J.L. Koprowski, J.L. 2006. Sex Differences in Space Use of Chiricahua Fox Squirrels. Journal of Mammalogy 87(2):380-386.</p>
  6. Spellenberg, R. 2014. <i>Quercus barrancana</i> (sect. <i>Quercus</i>, white oaks), a new species from northwestern Mexico. Phytoneuron 2014-105: 1–12.
  7. Wiens, J.F., and T. Thibault. 2019. Exploring for <i>Quercus ajoensis</i> and <i>Q. toumeyi</i>. International Oak Society, Petersburg, Illinois. Available. Online: www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/exploring-quercus-ajoensis-and-q-toumeyi (accessed 21 Apr 2020)/