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overcup oak
Quercus lyrata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
water oakQuercus nigra
white oakQuercus alba
bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
post oakQuercus stellata
Shumard oakQuercus shumardii
swamp white oakQuercus bicolor
pin oakQuercus palustris
southern red oakQuercus falcata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,442 |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 470 |
| Georgia | 449 |
| South Carolina | 322 |
| Louisiana | 320 |
| Arkansas | 281 |
| Mississippi | 211 |
| Texas | 194 |
| North Carolina | 191 |
| Virginia | 157 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | beeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies · Fagales |
| Family | beech family · Fagaceae |
| Genus | oaks · Quercus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise overcup oak with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.