| Quercus acerifolia | |
| Author | (E.J.Palmer) Stoynoff & Hess 1990 Sida 14(2): 268 1990. |
| Synonyms | shumardii var. acerifolia E.J.Palmer 1927 |
| Local names | maple-leaf oak |
| Range | area stricktly limited to 4 sites in Arkansas (Magazine Mount, Logan Co.); 500-800 m; |
| Growth habit | 2-6 (-15) m; multiple stems; |
| Leaves | 7-14 long x 10-15 cm wide; apex pointed, base truncate often asymmetrical; margin with 5 (-7) bristled lobes, the large lobes of the middle perpendicular to the midrib; often hairless on both faces, sometimes with scattered hairs and prominent tufts axils beneath; petiole hairless, 2-3 cm long; |
| Flowers | |
| Fruits | acorn oblong 1-1.7 cm long, sessile, singly or paired; enclosed 1/4 or 1/3 by scaly, sometimes pubescent cup; maturing second year; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark nearly black, becoming rough and furrowed; twigs hairless grey brown; bud with dark grey brown apex, ellipsoid, hairless, 3-5 mm long; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy; prefers dry, limestone
soils; |
| Miscellaneous | -- Sub-genus Quercus, section
Lobatae, subsection Coccineae -- Threatened, protected species (IUCN Red List Category : EN); |
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