Silver-leaf Oak
Quercus hypoleucoides
In Madera Canyon, Sta. Rita Mts., Arizona, USA. 10 Sept. 2010.
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TREE: Medium-sized tree with upright trunk and branches and dark
gray bark. Typically, mature trees are mostly less than 14 m tall.
FLOWERS: Greenish-yellow flowers are small and in many-flowered, pendulous
catkin-like spikes.
LEAVES: Evergreen leaves are glossy green on top and white on the lower surface.
Leaves are elyptic with mostly entire margins.
RANGE:Silver-leaf Oaks are found in southern Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas.
Also northern Sonora. They tend to occur in deep canyons where there is additional moisture
and deeper soils.
FRUIT: Acorns.
UNARMED. Without thorns.
Fagaceae -- Oak Family
More Information:
- Southwest Environmental Information Network
- Wikipedia
- USDA Plant Profile
- Google Images
- Google Scholar Literature Search