Quercus faginea
Known Hybrids (10)
Synonyms (14)
Geographic Range
Spain; Portugal; the Baleares; Algeria; Morocco; 800 to 1900 m;
Growth Habit
10-15 m; sometimes a shrub; crown broad;
Leaves
4 x 1,5 cm; leathery; semi-evergreen; oval to oblong-elliptic; variable in shape; base cordate or rounded; apex obtuse; margin often wavy and revolute; 8-12 vein pairs, straight and parallel, ending in triangular, regular, acute, mucronate teeth; bright green above, with at first a short, stellate pubescence, becoming hairless; densely yellowish-grey tomentose beneath with small stellate hairs (120-150µ long rays); some intercalary veins ; petiole hairy 0,5-1,4 cm;
Flowers
March-April; male catkins in clusters of 4-5; female catkins on short peduncle;
Fruits
acorn cylindrical, 2.5 cm long, 1.3 cm wide, light yellow; singly or paires on a peduncle very short; enclosed 1/4 to 1/5 by cup; cup half-round, with oval or triangular, slightly lanceolate, convex, hairy scales; maturing in 1 year;
Common Names
Additional Information
– A. Camus : n° 152, t. 2, p.172; – Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Series Roburoid; – The specific name “lusitanica” must be avoided: it is too much ambiguous because applied to several species: 1/ Q. lusitanica Webb and auctores = Q.faginea Lam. 2/ Q. lusitanica Boiss. = Q. infectoria Oliv. 3/ Q. lusitanica Lam. = Q. fruticosa Brot. – OOTW reports hybrid: Q. × aruciensis (Q. faginea × Q. fruticosa)
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