Quercus × auzandrii
An evergreen Mediterranean oak hybrid resulting from crossing Quercus ilex and Quercus coccifera, first described in 1855 by Grenier & Godron, typically forming a small to medium shrub or tree with leathery, spiny-margined leaves, solitary acorns largely enclosed by a long cup and maturing in a single season, distributed across Sicily, Morocco, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, and Portugal.
Common Names
Chêne
Summary
An oak hybrid resulting from a cross between Q. ilex and Q. coccifera is a small shrub to 2–15 m tall with a spreading crown, evergreen leathery oblong-elliptic leaves about 1.5–2 cm long and 1.4–2 cm wide, dark green above and glaucous-tomentose beneath, with wavy margins and mucronate teeth; acorns are borne singly on short peduncles, with a cupule featuring long, pointed, non-appressed, slightly pubescent scales, and it occurs in warm, dry calcareous soils across Algeria, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, and Spain.
USDA Hardiness Zone 7–8; in cultivation it is rare, with a specimen at Borde Hill, England, originating from an acorn of Q. coccifera and a presumed hybrid status, reflecting its preference for warm, dry calcareous soils.
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
6 ft 7 in-49 ft 3 in
Hardiness Zones
Zones 7-8
Soil Type
Warm, dry calcareous soils
Soil pH
Alkaline (calcareous) soils
Foliage Color
Dark green above; glaucous beneath
Fall Foliage Color
Evergreen
Leaf Lifecycle
Evergreen broadleaf
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- Gren. & Godr.
- Publication
- Fl. France 3: 119 (1855)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
Synonyms
Quercus agrifolia Quercus airensis Quercus aquifolia Quercus auzandrii var. melillensis Quercus catalaunica Quercus ilicococcinea Quercus integrata Quercus mestoides Quercus reynieri Quercus pseudococcifera subsp. auzandrii Quercus auzandrii var. acuta Quercus auzandrii var. subinermis Quercus auzandrii var. reynieri Quercus catalaunica Quercus coccifera var. auzandrii Quercus comari Quercus denudata Quercus rouxii Quercus soluntina Quercus trabutiana Quercus comari var. attenuata