Quercus × bebbiana
Quercus × bebbiana (or Quercus bebbiana), known as Bebb's oak, is a naturally occurring hybrid of white oak (Quercus alba) and burr oak (Quercus macrocarpa). It occurs where their ranges overlap in the eastern United States and eastern Canada.[2] It was named for Michael Schuck Bebb (1833–1895), an Illinois botanist who specialized in willows (Salix).[3]
| Quercus × bebbiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. × bebbiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus × bebbiana | |
A tree reaching 15 m, and available from specialty nurseries, its acorns are sweet enough to be palatable to humans.[4]
References
- Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 201 (1904)
- "Quercus × bebbiana C.K.Schneid". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.
- "Quercus x bebbiana - C.Schneid". pfaf. Plants For A Future. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
… sweet and can be eaten out of hand
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