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Turkey Oak
Quercus cerris
Quercus cerris, the Turkey oak or Austrian oak, is an oak native to south-eastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is the type species of Quercus sect. Cerris, a section of the genus characterised by shoot buds surrounded by soft bristles, bristle-tipped leaf lobes, and acorns that usually mature in 18 months.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries

History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.32

History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.19

History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.18

Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.840

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.38
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 135408.