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Taxon

Quercus robur L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 996. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 070.jpg

Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 070.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 072.jpg

Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 072.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 085.jpg

Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 085.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 073.jpg

Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 073.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 071.jpg

Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 071.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 088.jpg

Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 088.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 086.jpg

Quercus robur--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 086.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 125.jpg

Quercus robur--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 125.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 094.jpg

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 094.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 095.jpg

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 095.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 102.jpg

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 102.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 093.jpg

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 093.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 098.jpg

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 098.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 101.jpg

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 101.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 090.jpg

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 090.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 096.jpg

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 096.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 091.jpg

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 091.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 103.jpg

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 103.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 097.jpg

Quercus robur--New York. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 19 July 2009. 097.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 41 botanical countries across Europe and Temperate Asia; introduced into Altay, British Columbia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Colorado, Free State, Kentucky, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madeira, New Brunswick, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward I., Réunion, St.Helena, West Siberia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

July 19, 2009

Location

United States, New York (Brooklyn Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, NY

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 6, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 2, 2004

Location

Spain, Andalusia (Jardin Botanico de Cordoba)

Location Remarks

Avenida de Linneo s/n, Córdoba.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Family

Fagaceae

Genus

Quercus

Specific Epithet

robur

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#237,964 of 335,497

Top 71%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →