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<i>Quercus laceyi</i>

Quercus laceyi

Species of oak tree

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.[3][4]

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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.[3][5]

Quercus laceyi has often been confused with Quercus glaucoides, which is an evergreen oak native to central and southern Mexico.[4]

Habitat

Quercus laceyi is often found in association with limestone outcrops.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Kenny, L.; Wenzell, K.; Jerome, D. (2017). "Quercus laceyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T72420423A86599508. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T72420423A86599508.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Quercus laceyi Small". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  3. [3]
    Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus laceyi". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  4. [4]
    Nixon, K. C.; Muller, C. H. (1992). The taxonomic resurrection of Quercus laceyi Small (Fagaceae). Sida volume 15. pp. 57–69.
  5. [5]
    Small, John Kunkel (1901). "Shrubs and Trees of the Southern States—IV". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 28 (6): 358.
  6. [6]
    "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center".


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