Edwards Plateau, High Plains, Southwestern Tablelands
Semiarid Edwards Plateau
Arid Llano Estacado, Llano Estacado, Rolling Sand Plains, Shinnery Sands
Canadian/Cimarron Breaks, Caprock Canyons Badlands Breaks, Flat Tablelands and Valleys, Semiarid Canadian Breaks
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Shrub
Height
1
to
3
ft.
Spread
1
to
3
ft.
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Lifespan
Annual
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Sand, Dry
Light Requirement
Sun, Part Shade
Water Requirement
Low
Native Habitat
Woodland
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
Green
Bloom Season
Spring
Seasonal Interest
Nuts
Wildlife Benefit
Birds, Small Mammals
Maintenance
Doesn’t get established easily. May be several years before it begins to spread by suckers.
Comments
A shrub with papery, light gray bark. Thick leaves are oval or elliptical, 2 – 4 inches, margins with deep lobes. The leaf surface is shiny, light green, lower surface is a tawny, dense, woolly. Flower a catkin. Fruit an acorn with a pubescent reddish- brown cup, which covers 1⁄3 – 1⁄2 of brown nut. Creates a thicket in deep sands.
References
1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas.. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=QUHA3. 3) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Quercus+havardii&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=12148&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 5) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg 256. 6) Miller George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd ed, pg 48. 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=504711#null
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