Pyrenean oak | |
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Scientific 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. pyrenaica
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Binomial name | |
Quercus pyrenaica | |
Distribution map | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Quercus pyrenaica, also known as Pyrenean oak,[3] or Spanish oak[4] is a tree native to southwestern Europe and northwestern North Africa. Despite its common name, it is rarely found in the Pyrenees Mountains and is more abundant in northern Portugal and north and northwestern Spain.
It is placed in section Quercus.[5]
The oak is cultivated as an ornamental tree for gardens and parks.[1]