Native to Bulgaria, Greece, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe; introduced into Sweden (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Georgia
42.6625, 44.619722
Location Remarks
Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Fagaceae
Genus
Fagus
Specific Epithet
orientalis
Authorship
Lipsky
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#274,922 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
5%