Quercus pyrenaica

Pyrenean oak
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. pyrenaica
Binomial name
Quercus pyrenaica
Distribution map
Synonyms [2]
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.
  • 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, 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]

  1. ^ a b Gorener, V.; Harvey-Brown, Y.; Barstow, M. (2017). "Quercus pyrenaica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T78972170A78972188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T78972170A78972188.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Quercus pyrenaica Willd.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online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 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ^ "Ageing in Spanish Oak". Bodegas LAN. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. ^ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017-11-02). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1. Retrieved 2023-02-17.