Quercus orocantabrica

Overview

A taxon described in 2002 by Rivas‑Martínez et al. (Itin. Geobot. 15: 706, 2002) as a high‑mountain species of the Ibero-Atlantic region, which has subsequently been identified in other Iberian mountain ranges. It resembles "Quercus robur", but with adult leaves strongly chartaceous, with the abaxial surface covered by a cuticle, with poorly developed auricles and well-differentiated petioles (always shorter than in "Quercus petraea").

Status

Native

Nomenclature

Quercus orocantabrica

Species data in Europe

This species has been recorded in the following habitats (only habitats with species frequency > 5% are shown).:

Localities (10 x 10 km) where the species has been recorded in the context of the study area. The complete distribution of the species in the Iberian Peninsula can be found in AFLIBER.