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Quercus trojana

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Fagaceae Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Acorn 318 iNaturalist observations

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Quercus trojana, the Macedonian oak, is a species of plant in the oak and beech family (Fagaceae). It is native to southeast Europe and southwest Asia, and is placed in the turkey oak section (Quercus sect. Cerris).

Description

A Mediterranean oak tree producing acorns as edible nuts.

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Distribution

It is a Mediterranean plant.

Where It Grows

Mediterranean, Turkey, Türkiye,

Also Known As

Makedonya mesesi

References (3)

  • Ertug, F., 2000, An Ethnobotanical Study in Central Anatolia (Turkey). Economic Botany Vol. 54. No. 2. pp. 155-182
  • Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
  • Rivera, D. et al, 2006, Gathered Mediterranean Food Plants - Ethnobotanical Investigations and Historical Development, in Heinrich M, Müller WE, Galli C (eds): Local Mediterranean Food Plants and Nutraceuticals. Forum Nutr. Basel, Karger, 2006, vol 59, pp 18–74

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