Quercus lyrata
Quercus lyrata, the overcup oak, is an oak in the white oak group ("Quercus" sect. "Quercus"). The common name, overcup oak, refers to its acorns that are mostly enclosed within the acorn cup. It is native to lowland wetlands in the eastern and south-central United States, in all the coastal states from New Jersey to Texas, inland as far as Oklahoma, Missouri, and Illinois. There are historical reports of it growing in Iowa, but the species appears to have been extirpated there. It is a slow-growing tree that often takes 25 to 30 years to mature. It has an estimated lifespan of 400 years.
Q12004
oak
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Q2305627
white oak
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Q1408
New Jersey
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Q1439
Texas
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Q1649
Oklahoma
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Q1581
Missouri
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Q1204
Illinois
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Q1546
Iowa
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Q1633311
Quercus lyrata
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30
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