I finally managed to find Quercus alnifolia, the endemic oak species of Cyprus. Amazing how similar it is to Quercus chrysolepis from California - oaks are the master of convergent evolution and evolve the same traits over and over again!
#botany #quercus #quercisalnifolia #plantscience
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