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Quercus lyrata

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Quercus lyrata

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Also known as overcup oak

species of plant

Species

Least Concern

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFagales
  5. FamilyFagaceae
Observations recorded4,404

Overcup oak is usually a dominant species only in the forest cover type Overcup Oak-Water Hickory (Society of American Foresters Type 96) (4). The species most commonly associated with overcup oak are water hickory (Carya aquatica), willow oak (Quercus phellos), Nuttall oak (Q. nuttallii), American elm (Ulmus americana), cedar elm (U. crassifolia), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), sugarberry (Celtis laevigata), waterlocust (Gleditsia aquatica), common persimmon (Diospyros uirginiana), and red maple (Acer rubrum). Overcup oak is a minor component in the following forest cover types: Sweetgum-Willow Oak (Type 92), Sugarberry-American Elm-Green Ash (Type 93), Baldcypress (Type 101), and Baldcypress-Tupelo (Type 102). Trees infrequently associated with overcup oak include sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos), cottonwood (Populus deltoides), black willow (Salix nigra), water oak (Quercus nigra), and sycamore (Platanus occidentalis). Common shrub or small tree associates include swamp-privet (Forestiera acuminata), hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), roughleaf dogwood (Cornus drummondii), buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), and planertree (Planera aquatic

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3,145
With media
2,917
Family
Fagaceae
Collections
NEON, USFWS, BAYLU, VT, CM, IBUNAM
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Quercus
Image
VSU Quad Tree 26.JPG
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Quercus lyrata
Commons category
Quercus lyrata
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons gallery
Quercus lyrata
taxon common name
Overcup oak
longest observed lifespan
218
short name
Q. lyrata
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