Quercus infectoria Fagaceae

Tree 20-30 ft. tall. Dry, rocky hillside, about 1100m elevation. Above Naramsin gorge, Qara Dagh mountains, Iraq. 10 May 2013. Photo by P. Schafran

Dry, rocky hillside, about 1100m elevation. Above Naramsin gorge, Qara Dagh mountains, Iraq. 10 May 2013. Photo by P. Schafran

Acorn caps. Dry, rocky hillside, about 1100m elevation. Above Naramsin gorge, Qara Dagh mountains, Iraq. 10 May 2013. Photo by P. Schafran

April 25, 2002. Above Aamig.

Abu Arkoub 16 June 2010 N 32°41.542'; E 36°38.590; Altitude 1517.00m Syria