Quercus hypoleucoides

Common Name: Silverleaf Oak
Oˊodham Name: [unknown]
Group: Trees － Madrean Woodland

Description

Quercus hypoleucoides is a large, erect tree with distinctive leaves that are white on the underside. The leaves are long and sharply pointed and have curled margins with a bright orange vein. This species grows above 6500 feet. Unlike the oaks growing at lower elevation, this species is very distinctive both in its characters and in the altitude range where it grows.

Quercus hypoleucoides
foliage
leaves
leaf underside
bark

Classification

Kingdom Plantae － Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida － Dicotyledons

Subclass Hamamelididae

Order Fagales

Family Fagaceae － Beech family

Genus Quercus L. － oak

Species Quercus hypoleucoides A. Camus － silverleaf oak

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