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Quercus robur (from the Latin quercus, "oak" + robur derived from a word meaning robust, strong) was named by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum (1753). [11] [12] It is the type species of the genus and classified in the white oak section (Quercus section Quercus). [13] It has numerous common names, including "common oak", "European oak" and ...
Molecular techniques for phylogenetic analysis show that the genus Quercus consisted of Old World and New World clades. [20] [21] [22] The entire genome of Quercus robur (the pedunculate oak) has been sequenced, [23] revealing an array of mutations that may underlie the evolution of longevity and disease resistance in oaks. [24]
Quercus, Quercus robur [58] Portugal: Cork oak: Quercus suber [59] Qatar: Christ's thorn jujube: Ziziphus spina-christi [60] Romania: Oak, Pedunculate oak: Quercus, Quercus robur [61] Russia: Siberian larch: Larix sibirica [62] [63] Saudi Arabia: Phoenix palm: Phoenix dactylifera Scotland: Scots pine: Pinus sylvestris [64] Senegal: Baobab ...
The genus Quercus contains about 500 known species, plus about 180 hybrids between them. [1] The genus, as is the case with many large genera, is divided into subgenera and sections. Traditionally, the genus Quercus was divided into the two subgenera Cyclobalanopsis, the ring-cupped oaks, and Quercus, which included
NVC community W10 (Quercus robur - Pteridium aquilinum - Rubus fruticosus woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group. This is a widely distributed community, except in Scotland.
The Grave Oak (in German: Grabeiche, also known as the burial oak, Thümmel oak or "thousand-year-old oak ") is a striking old specimen of the pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) in Nöbdenitz in Thuringia. There is a grave site in the tree's hollow trunk. According to the Guinness Book of Records, it is the oldest pedunculate oak in Europe ...
The Major Oak is a large English oak (Quercus robur) near the village of Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England.According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his merry men slept.
The ancient oak tree (Quercus robur) is located at the side of the B1172 road between Wymondham and Hethersett in Norfolk, England. The tree is the traditional location where in 1549 Robert Kett and his brother William addressed a group of men in what was to become Kett's Rebellion.