Quercus robur
Common Oak, English Oak
Also known as: Quercus acutiloba Borbás +17 more
- Quercus acutiloba Borbás
- Quercus afghanistanensis K.Koch
- Quercus asterotricha Borbás & Csató
- Quercus castaneoides Vuk.
- Quercus concordia K.Koch
- Quercus dissecta K.Koch
- Quercus feminea Mill.
- Quercus filicifolia A.DC.
- Quercus foemida Mill.
- Quercus germanica var. puberula Lasch, 1857
- Quercus lasistan Kotschy ex A.DC.
- Quercus longaeva Salisb.
- Quercus louettii Dippel
- Quercus malacophylla var. asterotricha Borbás
- Quercus pectinata K.Koch
- Quercus pedunculata Ehrh.
- Quercus pedunculata var. dauvessei-pendula DeVos
- Quercus pedunculata var. stenocarpa Vuk.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fagaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Quercus robur (commonly known as Common Oak or English Oak) is a tree within the Fagaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia and Europe. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
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
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms