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Quercus rotundifolia
Species of flowering plant in the family Fagaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quercus rotundifolia, the holm oak or ballota oak,[4] is an evergreen oak native to the western Mediterranean region, with the majority on the Iberian Peninsula and minor populations in Northwest Africa. The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1785. It is the typical species of the Iberian dehesa or montado, where its sweet-astringent acorns are a source of food for livestock, particularly the Iberian pig. Its acorns have been used for human nourishment since the Neolithic era (7,000 BC).[5] It is placed in section Ilex.[6] Some authors described it as a subspecies of Quercus ilex.[7]
Quick Facts Quercus rotundifolia, Conservation status ...
Quercus rotundifolia | |
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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. Cerris |
Section: | Quercus sect. Ilex |
Species: | Q. rotundifolia |
Binomial name | |
Quercus rotundifolia | |
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Species' distribution: Q. rotundifolia (rose), Q. ilex (green) | |
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