Hybrid

Quercus × diegoi F.M. Vázquez, C. Pinto-Gomes & al.

Synonyms (17)

Q. fruticosa Lam. X Q. pyrenaica Willd. Diagnosis : Arbor mediocris 4-6 m cortice rimoso nigricante ramis griseis pubescentis ramulis petiolisque fuscescenti-tomentosis foliis 3 5-6(7) x 1-3 5(4 2) cm juvenilibus utrinque tomento denso crasso adultis crassiusculis supra obscure virentibus multistellato-pubescentibus subtus canescenti- et velutino-tomentosis ovatis vel obovatis breviter petiolatis 4-9 mm tomentosis basi rotundatis lobulatis vel serratis lobis lineari-lanceolatis obtusis vel acutiusculis inter Quercus lusitanica et Quercus pyrenaica. Sterilis
Data from Oaks of the World

Geographic Range

Estremadura (Spain)

Growth Habit

up to 6 m.

Leaves

3,5-6 (-7) x 1-3,5(-4,2) cm, ovate to obovate, lobate or serrate, base and apex rounded, margin entire near base; young leaves pubescent adaxially; mature leaves glabrescent with multistellate hairs; abaxially greyish tomentose with numerous fasciate hairs, mixed with the same number of multistellate ones; simple hairs on veins; petiole tomentose, 4-9 mm long;

Fruits

sterile, without fruits;

Additional Information

– Differs from Q. lusitanica (= Q. fruticosa ) in having a longer petiole (less than 4-5 mm in fruticosa ); – Differs from Q. pyrenaica in having smaller leaves with multistellate and fasciate hairs underneath (versus essentially fasciate in pyrenaica ), and a shorter petiole.

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