Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read Edible Wild Plants: Oak from Lytton Musselman and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Learn more from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Quercus incana
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Quercus incana
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-03-028:
Quercus incana
FAMILY
Fagaceae
COMMON NAME:
Bluejack Oak
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_quercus_incana1
April Moore County NC; Richmond County, NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_quercus_incana3
August Moore County NC; Richmond County, NC
Lvs mostly narrowly elliptic to elliptic, rarely w short bristletipped lobes, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_quercus_incana3b
August Moore County NC; Richmond County, NC
Its distinctive bristle-tipped leaves are bluish, entire, & pubescent below, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_quercus_incana5
September Moore County NC; Richmond County, NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_quercus_incana5b
September Moore County NC; Richmond County, NC
Acorn 10-15mm long and as wide, cup thin, covering 1/4 to nearly 1/2 of nut, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.