Status: Native
Synonyms:
Quercus hypoleuca Engelmann
Quercus hypoleucoides is most often seen as a shrub, but in areas where it receives more water it can grow
to be a full-sized tree 30 feet tall. It is recognized by the lanceolate leaves which are dark green on top but silver white on the lower surface. The leaves are sparsely stellate pubescent on the upper surface, but densely tomentose underneath. Quercus hypoleucoides is found in middle to upper elevations.
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Quercus hypoleucoides, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, May 10, 2007
Quercus hypoleucoides, with catkins, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger & Leith Young, Black Range, Emory Pass, June 8, 2008
Quercus hypoleucoides, acorn with pubescent cupule, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Road, Dec. 2, 2008
Quercus hypoleucoides, macro of upper leaf surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, Dec. 4, 2008
Quercus hypoleucoides, macro of lower leaf surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, Dec. 4, 2008
Quercus hypoleucoides, growth form, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, Dec. 7, 2008
Quercus hypoleucoides, growth form, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Emory Pass, Dec. 10, 2008
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