Quercus persica

(Mattuschaka)Leibel.

Sessile oak, Mannaoak

FagaceaeSeeds/Nuts

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds, Nuts, Manna

The nuts and seeds are edible. The tree produces manna, which is also edible.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Britain, Europe, Iran, Middle East,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Ukraine, Yemen

How to Identify

A temperate oak tree in the Fagaceae family, also known as Sessile oak or Manna oak.

Wikipedia

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Quercus persica is a species of flowering plant in the beech family Fagaceae, native to western Iran. It was first described in 1843. It has been treated as a subspecies of Quercus brantii. It is placed in section Cerris.

Notes

There are about 600 Quercus species.

Names & Synonyms

See Lithocarpus and Quercus aegilops subsp persica

References (2)

Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 546
Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 19

What to Eat

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