Quercus trojana
P. B. Webb.
FagaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Nuts, Acorn
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean plant.
Mediterranean, Turkey, Türkiye,
How to Identify
A Mediterranean oak tree producing acorns as edible nuts.
Wikipedia
Source ↗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).
Names & Synonyms
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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