Quercus pontica

species of plant

Species

Endangered

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFagales
FamilyFagaceae

Observations recorded238

Caucasus (southwestern Transcaucasus). On slopes at 1,300-2,100 m.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 64
With media: 53
Family: Fagaceae
Collections: MOR, NY, CMN, US, NCSC, UCMP
Recorded in: United States, Georgia, Turkey, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Armenian S.S.R

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Quercus
Image: Quercus pontica.JPG

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Quercus pontica
Commons category: Quercus pontica
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=30734
Commons gallery: Quercus pontica
IUCN conservation status: Endangered status
short name: Q. pontica

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Encyclopedic overview

Quercus pontica, the Pontic oak or Armenian oak, is a species of endangered oak in the family Fagaceae. It is currently extant to the western Caucasus mountains of Georgia and northeastern Turkey where it grows at altitudes of 1,300–2,100 metres (4,300–6,900 feet).

Description

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