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Description. Quercus pontica is a deciduous small tree or large shrub growing to 6–10 metres (20–33 feet) tall, with a trunk up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) in diameter and sparse, stout shoots. Its bark is grayish to purple-brown, smooth on young trees but becoming rough later in its life.
Now the genus is commonly divided into a subgenus Quercus and a subgenus Cerris, with Cyclobalanopsis included in the latter. The sections of subgenus Quercus are mostly native to the New World, with the notable exception of the white oaks of sect. Quercus and the endemic Quercus pontica.
There are only two species, Quercus pontica and Quercus sadleriana. [5] They have disjoint distributions. Quercus pontica is native to mountainous areas of north-eastern Turkey and western Georgia. Quercus sadleriana is native to northern-most California and southern-most Oregon in the United States. [2]
Here’s how the humble oak got a cool name. This lovely perennial, purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) grows near the pond’s edge at Charles Hammer’s home. Its Latin name derived from a ...
Quercus pagoda, the cherrybark oak, is one of the most highly valued red oaks in the southern United States. It is larger and better formed than southern red oak and commonly grows on more moist sites. Its strong wood and straight form make it an excellent timber tree. Many wildlife species use its acorns as food, and cherrybark oak makes a ...
Quercus of Denmark. Quercus alba. Quercus aliena. Quercus bicolor. Quercus borealis (rubra) Quercus borealis var. maxima (rubra) Quercus cerris [1] Quercus coccinea. Quercus dentata.
Sessile Oak. Quercus petraea subsp. dschorochensis. Quercus petraea subsp. iberica (Steven ex M. Bieb.) Krassiln. Quercus petraea subsp. petraea (Mattuschka) Liebl. Quercus petraea subsp. pinnatiloba (C. Koch) Menitsky - (E) Quercus pontica C. Koch Armenian Oak. Quercus pubescens Willd.
Circumboreal Region. The Circumboreal Region in phytogeography is a floristic region within the Holarctic Kingdom in Eurasia and North America, as delineated by such geobotanists as Josias Braun-Blanquet and Armen Takhtajan. It is the largest floristic region in the world by area, comprising most of Canada, Alaska, Europe, Caucasus and Russia ...