Review on Quercus dalechampii Ten. and Quercus petraea (Mattuschka) Liebl. in the vegetation of Bulgaria

Abstract

Quercus dalechampii Ten. and Quercus petraea (Mattuschka) Liebl. have close taxonomical features, ecological requirements and phytocenological characteristics. Quercus dalechampii is wide spread in Bulgarian mountains up to 1500 m a.s.l. Q. petraea does not make communities, but takes part in the communities of Q. dalechampii as single individuals. The aim of this review is to show taxonomical differences and some ecological and phytocenological characteristics of these two similar species.

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