Determined according to the botanical keys provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993) and Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1964).
Distribution: Native from Europe to Turkey and Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Mixed oak forests.
Lifeform: Perennial, tree; Mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring: (APR, MAY).
Quercus pubescens – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens –part of crown. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – branchs with fruits and leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – branch with fruits and leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – branch with fruits and leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – fruits and leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – branch with fruits and leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – branch with fruits and leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – twig. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – twig with buds. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens –twig with buds, leaf petiole and adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens –twig with buds, leaf petiole and adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens –twig with buds, leaf petiole and adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens –trunk. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens –bark. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – male inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – female flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – spring leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – spring leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus pubescens – abaxial side of spring leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
