Bur Oak, Oak
name: label: Collector
content: I. Lopez
label: Discipline
content: Botany
label: Region
content: US South Central (TX, LA, OK, AR)
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: These are leaves and acorns from a bur oak tree. There are approximately 15 green leaves with divots to create the traditional oak leaf shape, two brown acorns with their caps in the center of the specimen, and one small immature green acorn towards the bottom of the specimen. Overall, the leaves and acorns measure approximately 38 cm x 28 cm on the mount, with the mature acorns each measuring about 5.5 cm long. This specimen description was written remotely based on images as part of Amber Kreiensieck's internship in Fall 2021.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 27 Dec 2023
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: North America, United States, Texas
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Quercus macrocarpa
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO400544-DSP
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Plantae, Equisetopsida, Magnoliidae, Rosanae, Fagales, Fagaceae