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Quercus pyrenaica
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<p><i>Quercus pyrenaica</i>, also known as Pyrenean oak, or Spanish oak is a tree native to southwestern <a href="/facts/Europe/DTAtrKfh">Europe</a> and northwestern <a href="/facts/North_Africa/ItxQAfs7">North Africa</a>. Despite its common name, it is rarely found in the <a href="/facts/Pyrenees_Mountains/YJ38kInj">Pyrenees Mountains</a> and is more abundant in northern Portugal and north and northwestern Spain. </p><p>It is placed in <a href="/facts/Quercus_sect._Quercus/or49dFSM">section <i>Quercus</i></a>. </p><p>The oak is cultivated as an <a href="/facts/Ornamental_tree/ImyCDwMW">ornamental tree</a> for gardens and parks. </p>