Quercus robur subsp. pedunculiflora

Quercus robur subsp. pedunculiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Species:	Q. robur
Subspecies:	Q. r. subsp. pedunculiflora
Trinomial name
	Quercus robur subsp. pedunculiflora; (K.Koch) Menitzky
Synonyms
	List Quercus pedunculata subsp. pedunculiflora K.Koch; Quercus pedunculata var. pedunculiflora K.Koch; Quercus brutia var. pedunculiflora K.Koch; Quercus haas var. atrchoclados Borbas & Bornm; Quercus robur var. erucifolia Stev.; Quercus pedunculata f. erucifolia Stev.; Quercus pedunculata var. longipetioleata Medwedev; Quercus pedunculata f. pinnatipartita Boiss.; Quercus pedunculata var. pinnatipartita Boiss.; Quercus kurdica Wenzig; Quercus erucifolia Stev.; Quercus erucifolia subsp. longipes Stev.; Quercus longipes Stev; ;

Quercus robur subsp. pedunculiflora, or Quercus pedunculiflora, the grayish oak, is a subspecies of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. Its a large tree, native to South-Eastern Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula and Peloponnesos, through Thrace and Eastern Anatolia, and the Caucasus. It can be found in deciduous forest, flood plains and steppes, up to 1800 m above sea level. It is a drought adapted species, being able to tolerate extreme heat, and for this reason Q. robur subsp. pedunculiflora may become a very important tree species for forestry, particularly in the context of global climate change.