Taxonomy: Fam. Fagaceae// Genus: Quercus// Species: Quercus cerris L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993) and Schwarz in Tutin et al. (1964).
Lifeform: Perennial, tree; Mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from South Central and South Europe to Turkey, Anti-Lebanon according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Oak forests, from c. 500 up to 1000 m altitude.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Quercus cerris –habit. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – branches. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris –fruit (acorn). Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris –fruit (acorn). Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – twigs with leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – petioles of leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – buds. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – stem of twigs and buds. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – branches. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – branch. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – branch. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Quercus cerris – tree crown with branches. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – trunks and branches. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – trunks. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – trunk. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – habit. Osogovo – village of Leshki region, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – branch with developing acorns. Osogovo – village of Leshki region, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – developing acorn. Osogovo – village of Leshki region, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – twigs with leaves. Osogovo – village of Leshki region, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Leshki region, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Quercus cerris – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Leshki region, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Quercus cerris – stem of twig, buds and leaf petioles. Osogovo – village of Leshki region, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – habit during flowering. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – tree crown. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – male catkins. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – male catkins. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – male catkins. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – twig with female flowers. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – female flowers. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – female flowers. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – young twig and leaf. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – adaxial side of young leaf. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – abaxial side of young leaf. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – adaxial side of young leaf. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – branch. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – trunk and branches. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris –habit. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris –part of the crown. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – branch. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris –branch. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – branch. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – fruit. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – fruit. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – fruit. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – twigs with leaves. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – twigs with leaves. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – twigs with leaves. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – trunk and branches. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 09.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – branch with leaves and acorn. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – branch with leaves and acorn. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Quercus cerris – leaf. Scale in cm/mm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Quercus L. Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 196 – 207.
Quercus L. Schwarz, O. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 61 – 64. Arts.
