overcup oak Fagaceae Quercus lyrata Walter   symbol: QULY
	Leaf: Alternate, simple, 6 to 10 inches long, roughly oblong in shape with a highly variable margin that has 5 to 9 lobes with irregular sinuses. The underside is white and pubescent. Flower: Male flowers are green, borne in naked catkins, 2 to 4 inches long. Female flowers are reddish and appear as single spikes, appearing with the leaves. Fruit: Acorns are 1/2 to 1 inch long, round and almost entirely covered by the warty and unfringed cap, maturing in 1 year, ripening in fall. Twig: Slender and gray, glabrous - very closely resembling white oak. Buds are small, ovoid and light chestnut brown in color; end buds are clustered. Bark: Gray-brown and scaly, often with irregular plates, again resembling white oak. Form: A medium sized tree with generally poor, twisted form. However, the crown is pyramidal/oval and later rounded.
	USDAFS Silvics of North America - USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Quercus lyrata is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting overcup oak (opens a new window).