Quercus lusitanica
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quercus-lusitanica-171-11696062
title:
Quercus lusitanica
text:
Quercus lusitanica, commonly known as gall oak, Lusitanian oak, or dyer's oak, is a species of oak native to Portugal, Spain and Morocco. Quercus lusitanica is the source of commercial nutgalls. These galls are produced by the infection from the insect Cynips gallae tinctoriae. They are used for dyeing. Several other species are known colloquially as "gall oaks;" indeed, galls can be found on a large percentage of oak species. The specific epithet "lusitanica" refers to the ancient Roman Provinc
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of oak tree
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_lusitanica
date created:
2008-05-25T23:27:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T10:21:26Z
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