Description ³

• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: Green nondescript
• Leaves: 4-8 inches long, 2-6 inches wide, base deeply lobed, rest of leaf shallowly lobed and fan shaped, lower surface densely fuzzy
• Bark: dark grey, furrowed
• Fruit/Seed: acorn, ½-1 inch long, hat is fringed with thick and course hairs
• Height: up to 100 feet
• Flowering: Early spring
• Habitat: forest, open prairie

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Bruce Kirchoff, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/brucekirchoff/23543531523/
2. (c) Bruce Kirchoff, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/brucekirchoff/23563740854/
3. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
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• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
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• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
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• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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