Quercus pyrenaica

Quercus pyrenaica, also known as Pyrenean oak, or Spanish oak 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.

Pyrenean oak
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
Binomial name
Quercus pyrenaica
Distribution map
Synonyms 
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

It is placed in section Quercus.

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

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