Pedunculate oak
Quercus robur
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Quercus robur
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia
- Habitat
- Forest
- Form
- Tree
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- Inconspicuous
- Blooms in
- Spring
- Use
- Timber
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Jays bury acorns for winter and forget many of them, so they unknowingly plant new oak trees.
- An old oak can host hundreds of insect species, making it one of the richest trees for wildlife in Europe.
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Similar plants
- Sweet chestnut
Castanea sativa
- Sessile oak
Quercus petraea
- European beech
Fagus sylvatica
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q165145 · All plants · All entries