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  Quercus x egglestonii
Author Trel. 1924 Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 14
Synonyms

imbricaria x shumardii

x shirlingii Bush ex Palmer & Steyerm. 1935 (as imbricaria X shumardii var. schneckii)

Local names
Range Kentucky, Missouri;
Growth habit
Leaves margin deeply divided with sharp nearly simple symmetrical lobes;
Flowers
Fruits acorn 1.5-1.7 cm long, short-ovate to subglobose; shallow cup enclosing about 1/4 of the nut; cupscales closely imbricated, glabrous, small.

Bark, twigs and
buds

Hardiness zone, habitat
Miscellaneous -- Section Lobatae
-- For some Authors, Q. x shirlingii is a synonym of Q. x moultonensis.
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