Quercus laceyi

Lacey oak
Apparently Secure
Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. laceyi
Binomial name
Quercus laceyi
Natural range of Quercus laceyi
Synonyms
  • Quercus breviloba f. laceyi (Small) Trel.
  • Quercus breviloba subsp. laceyi (Small) A.Camus

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.

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. Autumn colors can be attractive but tend to run late by comparison with when walnuts, sycamores and maples provide them.

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

Habitat

Quercus laceyi is often found in association with limestone outcrops.

References

  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. ↑ NatureServe. "Quercus laceyi". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Quercus laceyi Small". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  4. 1 2 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, Missouri and Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  5. 1 2 Nixon, K. C.; Muller, C. H. (1992). The taxonomic resurrection of Quercus laceyi Small (Fagaceae). Sida volume 15. pp. 57–69.
  6. ↑ Small, John Kunkel (1901). "Shrubs and Trees of the Southern States—IV". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 28 (6): 358.
  7. ↑ https://texashighways.com/outdoors/parks/texas-endless-summer-gives-way-to-autumn-s-colorful-palette/ Texas Highways: 4 Must-See Fall Foliage Spots in Texas
  8. ↑ https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/lost-maples/foliage-reports/lost-maples-state-natural-area-2009-foliage-color-change-report 2009 Fall Foliage Report for Lost Maples State Natural Area
  9. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center".