Quercus laceyi, the Lacey oak, is a small to medium-size deciduous oak tree which is native to northeastern Mexico (Coahuila and Nuevo León) and to the Texas Hill Country in central Texas in the United States.
Description Quercus laceyi seldom grows more than tall, and has a stocky trunk. Its blue-green leaves are oblong and shallowly lobed to unlobed, but shade leaves can be deeply lobed; they most often turn yellow or brown in autumn. Autumn colors can be attractive but tend to run late by comparison with when walnuts, sycamores and maples provide them.https://texashighways.com/outdoors/parks/texas-endless-summer-gives-way-to-autumn-s-colorful-palette/ Texas Highways: 4 Must-See Fall Foliage Spots in Texashttps://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/lost-maples/foliage-reports/lost-maples-state-natural-area-2009-foliage-color-change-report 2009 Fall Foliage Report for Lost Maples State Natural Area
Quercus laceyi has often been confused with Quercus glaucoides, which is an evergreen oak native to central and southern Mexico.
Habitat Quercus laceyi is often found in association with limestone outcrops.
References
External links Texas Superstar®, by Texas A&M University, "Lacey Oak Is A Real Texas Lady" photo of herbarium specimen collected in Nuevo León in 1996