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Quercus pyrenaica
Species of oak tree / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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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Quercus pyrenaica | |
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It is placed in section Quercus.[5]
The oak is cultivated as an ornamental tree for gardens and parks.[1]