Biology:Quercus laceyi
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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. laceyi
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| Quercus laceyi | |
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Quercus laceyi, the Lacey oak, is a small to medium-size deciduous oak tree which is native to northeastern Mexico (Coahuila and Nuevo León) and to the Texas Hill Country in central Texas in the United States.[4][5]
Description
Quercus laceyi seldom grows more than 35 feet (11 meters) tall, and has a stocky trunk. Its blue-green leaves are oblong and shallowly lobed to unlobed, but shade leaves can be deeply lobed; they most often turn yellow or brown in autumn.[4][6] Autumn colors can be attractive but tend to run late by comparison with when walnuts, sycamores and maples provide them.[7][8]
Quercus laceyi has often been confused with Quercus glaucoides, which is an evergreen oak native to central and southern Mexico.[5]
Habitat
Quercus laceyi is often found in association with limestone outcrops.[9]
References
- ↑ Kenny, L.; Wenzell, K.; Jerome, D. (2017). "Quercus laceyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T72420423A86599508.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/72420423/86599508. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ NatureServe. "Quercus laceyi" (in en). Arlington, Virginia. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145668/.
- ↑ "Quercus laceyi Small". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:215970-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nixon, Kevin C. (1997), "Quercus laceyi", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 3, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233501053
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nixon, K. C.; Muller, C. H. (1992). The taxonomic resurrection of Quercus laceyi Small (Fagaceae).. Sida volume 15. pp. 57–69. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9301558.
- ↑ Small, John Kunkel (1901). "Shrubs and Trees of the Southern States—IV". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 28 (6): 358.
- ↑ https://texashighways.com/outdoors/parks/texas-endless-summer-gives-way-to-autumn-s-colorful-palette/ Texas Highways: 4 Must-See Fall Foliage Spots in Texas
- ↑ https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/lost-maples/foliage-reports/lost-maples-state-natural-area-2009-foliage-color-change-report 2009 Fall Foliage Report for Lost Maples State Natural Area
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=qula.
External links
- Texas Superstar®, by Texas A&M University, "Lacey Oak Is A Real Texas Lady"
- photo of herbarium specimen collected in Nuevo León in 1996
Wikidata ☰ Q3024386 entry
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