English oak
Quercus robur L.
Chene pedoncule · Chêne pédonculé, Chêne rouvre · Chêne pédonculé, Gravelin, Chêne femelle, Chêne à grappe, Châgne · Common Oak
Descrizione
Quercus robur, the pedunculate (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 very wide diversity of herbivorous insects and other pests, predators and pathogens.
Classificazione
- Regno
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Ordine
- Fagales
- Famiglia
- Fagaceae
- Genere
- Quercus