
Encyclopedia of Life · EOL (see source)
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFagales
- FamilyFagaceae
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
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
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
Show 9 more facts
- 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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