Quercus lyrata

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Species Distribution Map
Family:FAGACEAE
Species:Quercus lyrata Walter
Common Name:Overcup Oak
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:QULY
Plant Notes:Overcup Oak is a native deciduous tree in the Beech family. It can be found throughout Alabama. Overcup Oak occurs in bottomland hardwood forests, in swamps, and along rivers and larger streams. It is a large tree reaching 60-80 feet in height. The bark is light gray in color and forms long plates. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, obovate to oblong in outline, with 3-5 lobes per side. Lobes are sometimes sharply pointed but not bristle tipped. The lateral lobes below the terminal lobe are usually the largest. The upper surface of the leaf is dark green and glabrous or sparsely pubescent. The lower surface of the leaf is pale and pubescent. Leaves turn yellow-brown before falling in the autumn. Male flowers are produced in drooping catkins. Female flowers are solitary or paired on short stalks. The fruit is an acorn. The cup is bur-like and almost completely covers the acorn. Acorns mature in one year. Overcup is sometimes available from nurseries that sell plants for wildlife plantings. Overcup oak grows best in moist to wet clay soil in full to partial sun. It tolerates short periods of flooding.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyFAGACEAE - Beech family
Genus Quercus
Species Quercus lyrata Walter - Overcup Oak

Citation

Citation Quercus lyrata Walter, Fl. Carol. 235. 1788.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Jasper Co.: Perrysburg Landing, WNW of Hardeeville, 14 Sep 1982, Spongberg 17209 (neotype: GH). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 482. 2008.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Quercus bicolor var. lyrata Quercus bicolor Willdenow, var. lyrata (Walter) Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 87. 1892.Quercus lyrata Walter 1788. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dallas, Escambia, Geneva, Greene, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 1988

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
TROY000005948 Bullock 02 Aug 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17868		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123598 Lee 7 May 1964 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0034309 Butler 12 Jul 1995 Kral, Robert
85196		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123603 Madison 25 Jun 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
2682		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0030635 Covington 14 Nov 1986 Kral, Robert
73697		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walt.
JSU123585 Cherokee 3 Nov 1996 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
TROY000035974 Marengo 25 Jul 2011 England, J. Kevin
3115		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123604 Madison 13 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6291		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UNA00032406 Madison 04 Jul 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
7961		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
USAM000006899 Mobile 01 Nov 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11808		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
TROY000005951 Coffee 08 Dec 1999 Martin, Brian H.
398		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
USAM000006900 Baldwin 25 Oct 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11745		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
UNA00032421 Tuscaloosa 07 Dec 1968 Brooks, Carol J.
594		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
AUA_ACC_61215 Choctaw 21 Oct 1994 Crouch, Virginia E.
1249		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
ALNHS00007685 Mobile 06 APR 2021 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5463		 ALNHS
Quercus lyrata Walt.
UNA00073834 Tuscaloosa 19 Apr 2016 Davenport, L.J.
6127		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
JSU123594 Jackson 23 Apr 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1750		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0011219 Bullock 07 Jun 2012 Dykes, Bailee
853		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walter
TROY000005953 Monroe 20 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18256		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
SAMF0002233 Jefferson 31 Oct 2006 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3618		 SAMF
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0007699 Butler 01 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17997		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walt.
TROY000035250 Bullock 07 Jun 2012 Dykes, Bailee
853		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0039790 Houston 18 Aug 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27620		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walter
USAM000006905 Mobile 31 Jul 1981 LeLong, Michel G.
12207		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0007702 Sumter 09 Oct 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3142		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walt.
AUA_ACC_16623 Clarke 30 Jun 1964 Demaree, Delzie
50689		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
AUA_ACC_47545 Conecuh 24 Oct 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3733		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
TROY000005950 Coffee 15 Nov 1999 Allen, Anthony
3		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123591 Colbert 5 Jul 1969 Sizemore, Donny
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0035676 Tuscaloosa 19 Apr 2016 Davenport, L.J.
6127		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walter
AUA_ACC_49525 Pike 6 Nov 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5627		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
AUA_ACC_22721 Lee 7 Nov 1971 Hudson, Mary
215		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
UNA00055992 Covington 24 Jun 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11485		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
JSU123587 Cherokee 27 Oct 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13817		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
ALNHS00005368 Houston 24 OCT 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3459		 ALNHS
Quercus lyrata Walt.
AUA_ACC_55991 Crenshaw 19 Nov 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
10105		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
USAM000006903 Mobile 31 Jul 1981 LeLong, Michel G.
12207		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
AUA_ACC_58332 Bibb 10 Jul 1999 Smith, S.T.
 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
JSU123600 Limestone 19 Jun 1998 Hofmann, Tim L.
01345		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123592 Dallas 9 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14057		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UNA00022521 Greene 05 Aug 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2338		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
JSU123596 Lee 9 Aug 1973 Russell, Robin
233		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0017675 Houston 23 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26182		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walter
TROY000020128 Sumter 09 Oct 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3142		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
TROY000005947 Barbour 15 Jul 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12556		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123605 Marshall 2 Sep 1979 Wolford, Pat
0048		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0043560 Baldwin 04 Jun 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
353		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walt.
JSU145754 Calhoun 11 Sep 1992 Hutchinson, Francine
953		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UNA00066904 Sumter 09 Oct 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3142		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
JSU123588 Clarke 31 Oct 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18966		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123601 Limestone 14 Jun 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18027		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UNA00032436 Bullock 20 Jun 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
7844		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
USAM000006901 Mobile 01 Nov 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11808		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123583 Calhoun 30 Jul 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
872		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UNA00032422 Tuscaloosa 18 Nov 1968 Brooks, Carol J.
567		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
SAMF0002234 Marengo 25 Jul 2011 England, J. Kevin
3115		 SAMF
Quercus lyrata Walter
AUA_ACC_10216 Lee 5 May 1962 Landers, K.E.
 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
ALNHS00001050 Dallas 07 Nov 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-645		 ALNHS
Quercus lyrata Walt.
AUA000042569 Escambia 20 May 2004 Pancake, Jr., Dale C.
S.N.		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
USAM000006907 Mobile 18 Apr 1979 LeLong, Michel G.
10774		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
AUA000042924 Morgan 13 Sep 1933 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
TROY000029522 Montgomery 20 Oct 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
21078		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
AUA000040305 Geneva 1 Oct 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP1587		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
TROY000044163 Houston 18 Aug 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27620		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
AUA000032647 Escambia 25 Jun 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4816		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
USAM000006904 Mobile 31 Jul 1981 LeLong, Michel G.
12207		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
AUA_ACC_10662 Lee 15 May 1963 Smoot, B.C.
 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
JSU123599 Limestone 13 Jul 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9082		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123593 Dallas 9 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14057		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UNA00032461 Greene 22 Jul 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
T 1132		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
JSU123589 Colbert 5 Jul 1969 Sizemore, Donny
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0007700 Monroe 20 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18256		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walt.
TROY000035184 Houston 20 May 2006 Kral, Robert
97413		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
AUA_ACC_72061 Clarke 22 May 2012 Horne, Howard E.
SWS-155		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
UNA00063095 Butler 19 Jun 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14446		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
JSU123590 Colbert 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17829		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UNA00032416 Morgan 04 Jul 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
941		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
AUA_ACC_63742 Butler 19 Jun 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14446		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
USAM000006902 Mobile 31 Jul 1981 LeLong, Michel G.
12207		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123602 Limestone 14 Jun 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18027		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
TROY000049486 Lawrence 15 Sep 2013 England, J. Kevin
4525		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
USAM000006908 Baldwin 03 Aug 1972 LeLong, Michel G.
6725		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123595 Lawrence 4 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17473		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UNA00032451 Tuscaloosa 18 Nov 1968 Brooks, Carol J.
567		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
USAM000006909 Baldwin 08 May 1970 Wofford, B. Eugene
10506		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0007701 Montgomery 20 Oct 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
21078		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walt.
TROY000042254 Houston 23 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26182		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
ALNHS00008317 Houston 12 Jul 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#6147		 ALNHS
Quercus lyrata Walt.
JSU123586 Cherokee 18 Sep 1972 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0009552 Marengo 25 Jul 2011 England, J. Kevin
3115		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walter
TROY000044510 Morgan 06 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5722		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
SAMF0003509 Bullock 02 Aug 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17868		 SAMF
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0017218 Lawrence 15 Sep 2013 England, J. Kevin
4525		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walter
SAMF0006087 Tuscaloosa 19 Apr 2016 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6127		 SAMF
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0038726 Lawrence 01 Sep 2018 England, J. Kevin
9416		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walter
USAM000006906 Mobile 31 Jul 1981 LeLong, Michel G.
12207		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
UNA00032417 Lowndes 09 Jul 1988 Burckhalter, Robert
1428		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
UWAL0010950 Houston 02 May 2007 Kral, Robert
97935		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walt.
AUA_ACC_37735 Escambia 30 Sep 1981 Henderson, T.
668		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
TROY000005949 Butler 19 Jun 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14446		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123584 Calhoun 15 Jun 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11293		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UNA00032456 Mobile 22 Apr 1950 Crawford, Lloyd C.
986		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
TROY000020037 Butler 01 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17997		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123597 Lee 7 May 1964 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0038640 Marshall 17 Nov 2018 England, J. Kevin
9644		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walter
JSU123606 Talladega 22 Apr 1995 Ballard, J. Mark
5448		 JSU
Quercus lyrata Walter
UWAL0030025 Morgan 06 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5722		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walter
USAM000006910 Baldwin 22 Jun 1977 LeLong, Michel G.
9881		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
TROY000005952 Crenshaw 25 Jun 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13417		 TROY
Quercus lyrata Walter
USAM000006911 Mobile 31 Jul 1981 LeLong, Michel G.
12207		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
UNA00032426 Tuscaloosa 07 Oct 1982 Burckhalter, Robert
21		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
UWAL0038003 Baldwin 20 Jun 1970 LeLong, Michel G.
5422		 UWAL
Quercus lyrata Walter
USAM000006898 Mobile 17 May 1969 Green, E. Michael
15		 USAM
Quercus lyrata Walter
AUA000037083 Morgan 6 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5722		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
AUA_ACC_61210 Choctaw 20 Oct 1994 Crouch, Virginia E.
1223		 AUA
Quercus Lyrata Walt.
UNA00032402 Montgomery _ Apr 1880 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Quercus lyrata Walt.
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