Overcup Oak
Quercus lyrata
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fagaceae
- Genus:
- Quercus
- Species:
- Quercus lyrata
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Tree
- Height:
- More than 40 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- mar, apr, may
- Bloom Colors:
- Yellow
Native Range
United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★☆☆☆☆ Based on number of butterfly and moth species using this genus as host plant (Source: National Wildlife Federation)
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- moist, nutrient-rich, alluvial soil
- pH:
- 4.5 - 6.5 (acidic to slightly acidic)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- commonly found in floodplains and bottomlands
Germination Information
Pre-treatment: Seeds are soaked in clean water for 24 hours, then placed into damp peat moss and subjected to cold, moist stratification for 150 to 170 days at 36°F. Seeds are periodically checked during stratification to ensure that seeds and stratification medium are evenly moist and to check for radicle emergence.
Establishment: Seeds are typically collected from local sources within a 50 mile radius of the nursery during fall months. The Overcup oak is found in temperate deciduous forests of the United States, particularly on the Coastal Plain from southern Virginia to Georgia and northwestern Florida; west to eastern Texas; north in the Mississippi Valley to extreme southeastern Oklahoma, southern Illinois, southwestern Indiana, and western Kentucky.
Source: npn.rngr.net