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Quercus x alpestris | |
Author | Boiss. 1838 Elech. Pl. Nov.: 83, nº 178. |
Synonyms |
lusitanica Lam. var. cuneifolia Lange 1852 lusitanica Lam. X suber |
Local names | |
Range | South-Western Iberian Peninsula |
Growth habit |
to 15 m; |
Leaves |
0.8-5.5 cm x 0.6-1.6; coriaceous; ovoid-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate; apex pointed to obtuse; adaxially hairless; abaxially glaucous, pubescent to tomentose, with 2 kinds of trichomes : short trichomes less than 150 microns long, others more than 180 microns long, irregularly distributed; margin undulate, irregularly denticulate to serrate, with mucronate teeth; sinuous lateral veins; petiole less than 0.9 cm long. |
Flowers | male catkins 2-4 cm long, perianth with pointed lobes; |
Fruits |
acorn shortly stalked; cup with free, appressed, linear, partially basally imbricate, tomentose scales |
Bark, twigs and |
bark more or less corky; |
Hardiness zone, habitat | scattered populations, out of which it is absent; |
Miscellaneous |
-- In the past, it was considered as a subspecies of
Q. faginea = Q. faginea
subsp alpestris (Boiss.) Maire 1961 |
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