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OvercupOak {Querents lyrata). — Found only in swamps an<] 

 thus somewhat local in distribution. The leaf bears a general re- 

 semblance to that of the bur oak. The cup often nearly enc 

 the acorn. 



Gallatin, Graves, Greenup, McCracken. 



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Fig. 8. — Acorns of Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) . Natural size. 



Bur Oak {Quercus macrocarpa). — One of the commonest and 

 most characteristic trees of Bluegrass Kentucky, but occurs in num- 

 bers elsewhere in the State. Well known from its big acorns with 

 mossy fringed cups. 



Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, 

 Butler, Carroll, Clark, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland. 



Daviess, Elli i'leming, Floyd, Gallatin, Garrard. 



Hardin, Harrison, Hart, Henderson, Hickman, 

 Larue, Laurel, Leslie, Livingston, Ix>gan. Madison, Marion, 



Mason, Mi-Cracken, Mel^ean, Menifee, Mercer, Montgomery, Nel- 

 son, Nicholas, Ohio, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, Pendleton, Powell, 



