European turkey oak
Quercus cerris L.
Quercus cerris L., known as the European turkey oak, is a species in the Fagaceae family. It is native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor and is the type species of Quercus sect. Cerris. This section is distinguished by shoot buds with soft bristles, leaf lobes with bristle tips, and acorns that mature in 18 months. The species was first published in 1753.
Description
Quercus cerris is distributed across several European countries, including France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The specimen initially sent by Scopoli to Linnaeus was not received until 1762 and is therefore not considered original material for the name. The species is characterized by its bristled buds and acorns that mature in a single year and a half. It is part of the oak genus and belongs to the beech family, Fagaceae.
Other common names
European turkey oakTurkey OakHairy Oak
Distribution
ZA · IE · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · GB · NO · PT · DK · Channel Is. · Germany · Ireland · Northern Ireland · Poland · Spain · England · Scotland · Wales · SE · PL · FR · Global · conterminous 48 United States · Albania · Austria · Bulgaria
Synonyms
Quercus aegilopsQuercus ambrozyanaQuercus aspleniifoliaQuercus austriacaQuercus canaQuercus cerris subsp. austriacaQuercus cerris var. austriacaQuercus cerris f. balataeQuercus cerris f. basi-cuneataQuercus cerris var. bipinnatifidaQuercus cerris var. bithynicaQuercus cerris var. caramanicaQuercus cerris f. cycllolobaQuercus cerris var. haliphlaeosQuercus cerris f. laciniato-lyrataQuercus cerris f. lancifoliaQuercus cerris f. leviterlobataQuercus cerris var. longimucronataQuercus cerris f. macrophyllaQuercus cerris var. pseudocerrisQuercus cerris f. roborilobataQuercus cerris var. sinuataQuercus cerris f. sinuato-lobataQuercus cerris var. tournefortiiQuercus cerris subsp. tournefortiiQuercus cerris f. verae-csapodyaeQuercus crinitaQuercus crispaQuercus echinataQuercus frondosa