Quercus pyrenaica

Quercus pyrenaica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Section:	Mesobalanus
Species:	Q. pyrenaica
Binomial name
Quercus pyrenaica Willd. 1805 not Steven 1813
Synonyms [1]
List Quercus aurin Bosc Quercus brossa Bosc Quercus camata Petz. & G.Kirchn. Quercus castellana Bosc ex Pers. Quercus cenomanensis Desf. ex Endl. Quercus cerris DC. Quercus humilis A.DC. 1805 not Mill. 1768 Quercus lanuginosa subsp. palensis (Palassou) A.Camus Quercus palensis Palassou Quercus pubescens subsp. palensis (Palassou) O.Schwarz Quercus stolonifera Lapeyr. Quercus tauza Desf. Quercus tauzin Pers. Quercus tauzinii Bubani Quercus toza Bastard

Quercus pyrenaica, commonly known as Pyrenean oak,^[2] is a tree native to southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa. Despite its common name, it is rarely found in the Pyrenees Mountains and is more abundant in central and southern Spain.

Trees grow slowly to 20 metres (66 ft), or rarely 25 m (82 ft) in optimal conditions. In poor soils, it is often found as a bush or small tree. Roots frequently produce suckers.

Leaves have short petioles and are deeply and irregularly lobed, with four to eight pairs of lobes per leaf. There are stellate hairs on both sides of the leaf. Leaves are marcescent, turning brown but remaining on the tree all winter until new leaves emerge in the spring.

The oak is cultivated as an ornamental tree for gardens and parks.

References

1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

• Media related to Quercus pyrenaica at Wikimedia Commons