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Quercus robur

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Quercus robur

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Also known as English oak, pedunculate oak, common oak, truffle oak

species of plant

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Quercus robur, commonly known as the English oak, is a species of deciduous plant in the family Fagaceae. It is classified within the order Fagales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species produces nuts and serves as a source of acorns. It is also recognized as a medicinal plant.

The taxon is native to Europe, Anatolia, and the Caucasus region, with distributions extending to parts of North Africa and Qingdao in China. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern. The longest observed lifespan for this species is 930 years.

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Species

Least Concern

English oak

Quercus robur

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFagales
  5. FamilyFagaceae
Native toAlbania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland
Observations102,997
Observations recorded1,613,101

夏櫟（學名：Quercus robur），也常稱作歐洲有柄橡木、長柄櫟、夏橡、歐洲白櫟、英國櫟。原生於歐洲、安那托利亞至高加索地區，北非部分地區和中国青岛亦有分佈。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4,635
With media
2,659
Family
Fagaceae
Collections
CAS, UCSC, RSA, IBUNAM, OSU, DAV
Recorded in
United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Bulgaria, Romania
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
medicinal plant
Parent taxon
Quercus
Image
Dettaglio - Cupuliferae Quercus robur Lin. - Erbario Frizzi Perugia n. 1518.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Quercus robur
Commons category
Quercus robur
Commons gallery
Quercus robur
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=30739
longest observed lifespan
930
different from
Tammi
taxon range
China
has fruit type
nut
short name
Q. robur
taxon author citation
L.
foliage type
deciduous plant
taxon common name
dob
nomenclatural type of
Quercus
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Encyclopedic overview

Quercus robur, pedunculate oak, or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. It is a large tree, native to Europe and western Asia, and is widely cultivated in other temperate regions. It grows on soils of near neutral acidity in the lowlands and is notable for its value to natural ecosystems, supporting a diversity of herbivorous insects, acorn eating mammals and birds, and fungi.

The common name pedunculate oak refers to the acorns being borne on a peduncule, or stalk

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