Quercus petraea

Quercus petraea
A mature tree
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. petraea
Binomial name
Quercus petraea
Subspecies

See text.

Distribution map
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Quercus robur var. petraea Matt.
  • Quercus brevipedunculata Cariot & St.-Lag.
  • Quercus calcarea Troitsky
  • Quercus columbaria Vuk.
  • Quercus coriacea Bechst.
  • Quercus coronensis Schur
  • Quercus decipiens Behlen
  • Quercus dispar Raf.
  • Quercus durinus Raf.
  • Quercus erythroneura Vuk.
  • Quercus esculus L.
  • Quercus longipetiolata Schur
  • Quercus mas Thore
  • Quercus mespilifolia Wallr.
  • Quercus peraffinis Gand.
  • Quercus petiolata Schur
  • Quercus regalis Burnett ex Endl.
  • Quercus sessiliflora Salisb.
  • Quercus sessilis Ehrh. ex Schur
  • Quercus spathulifolia Vuk.
  • Quercus sphaerocarpa Vuk.
  • Quercus sublobata Kit.
  • Quercus huguetiana (Franco & G.López) Rivas Mart.
  • Quercus colchica Czeczott
  • Quercus dshorochensis K.Koch
  • Quercus hypochrysa Steven
  • Quercus iberica Steven ex M.Bieb.
  • Quercus kochiana O.Schwarz
  • Quercus kozlowskyi Woronow ex Grossh.
  • Quercus lamprophyllos K.Koch
  • Quercus polycarpa Schur
  • Quercus sorocarpa Woronow ex Maleev
  • Quercus szowitzii Wenz.
  • Quercus abietum Kotschy ex A.DC.
  • Quercus cedrorum Kotschy
  • Quercus ibicis Kotschy ex A.DC.
  • Quercus pinnatiloba K.Koch
  • Quercus subalpina Kotschy ex A.DC.
  • Quercus tergestina Wenz.
  • plus a long list of invalid names and another long list of names below the species level

Quercus petraea, commonly known as the sessile oak,[3] Cornish oak,[4] Irish oak or durmast oak,[5] is a species of oak tree native to most of Europe and into Anatolia and Iran. The sessile oak is the national tree of Ireland,[6] and an unofficial emblem in Wales[7] and Cornwall.[8][9]

  1. ^ Gorener, V.; Khela, S.; Barstow, M. (2017). "Quercus petraea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T62539A3116237. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T62539A3116237.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Quercus petraea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 September 2016 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Sessile oak". ARKive.org. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Quercus petraea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Alan (1974). "Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins Field Guide)", HarperCollins Distribution Services, New York. ISBN 0002120356.
  7. ^ "Tree trail with worldwide flavour", BBC News, 23 July 2004
  8. ^ Minahan, James (2009). The complete guide to national symbols and emblems. Vol. 1. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0313344961.
  9. ^ West Briton, September 01, 2011, Will native trees thrive in the future? Archived June 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine