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Alcornoque mediterráneo

Quercus suber

Description:

Tiene una corteza gruesa y rugosa. Con el tiempo la corteza llega a tener un grosor considerable, de ella se obtiene el corcho.

Habitat:

Nativo de Europa y del norte de África. Región mediterránea occidental, el árbol se cultiva extensamente en España, Portugal, Argelia, Marruecos, Francia, Italia y Túnez. Muy extendido antropomórficamente por la explotación de su corteza de la que se obtiene el corcho.

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3 Comments

eulalia rubio
eulalia rubio 12 years ago

Malcolm, you're right, this small area of cork is a rare case.

I hadn't realised there were cork trees so close to Valencia, its all oranges, almonds and olives here, with a few pines where those won't grow.

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

wow...thank you very much!

eulalia rubio
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eulalia rubio

Barx, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Feb 21, 2011
Submitted on Feb 21, 2011

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