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Pleistocene clone of Quercus palmeri Engelm.

By IOS Site Admini... | July 1, 2010
q_palmeri_peachy_600x600.jpg

The distribution of Palmer's oak (Quercus palmeri Engelm.) includes numerous isolated populations that are presumably relicts of a formerly larger range that has contracted due to spreading aridity following the end of the Pleistocene.

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Pleistocene clone of Quercus palmeri Engelm.

By IOS Site Admini... | July 1, 2010
q_palmeri_peachy_600x600.jpg

The distribution of Palmer's oak (Quercus palmeri Engelm.) includes numerous isolated populations that are presumably relicts of a formerly larger range that has contracted due to spreading aridity following the end of the Pleistocene.