tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post4564196849346351737..comments2024-03-04T06:39:07.806+01:00Comments on The World´s Tree Species: Sessile or Welsh Oak - Quercus petraeaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-49348323292552243362009-11-04T23:16:14.295+01:002009-11-04T23:16:14.295+01:00'I´m not totally sure but I believe that the G...'I´m not totally sure but I believe that the German 1, 2 and 5 cent Euro coins have the Sessile Oak leaf and acorn on the national side.'<br /><br />The acorns are set on a long stalk, so the species depicted is Quercus robur.<br /><br />Quercus robur L.(syn.: Quercus pedunculata Ehrh.): short leaf stalks, long acorn stalks<br />Quercus petraea: long leaf stalks, short acorn stalks<br /><br />You said it yourself: 'One differnce between the two is that the acorn on the Pedunculate Oak is not "Sessile" and has a short stem.'<br /><br />;-)A. Nonymousnoreply@blogger.com