OakSoriety

Quercus foliis atropurpureis Hort. ex Kirchn.

Full name:

Quercus foliis atropurpureis Hort. ex Kirchn., in E. Petzold & G. Kirchner, Arb. Muscav., 626 (1864) nom. non rite publ. as "Q. pedunculata foliis atropurpureis Hort." is a synonym of Quercus robur (Purple-Leaf Group) 'Purpurea' Lodd. ex Loud., Arbor. Fruct. Brit., 3: 1735 (1838) as "Q. pedunculata purpurea, Q. purpurea Lodd. Cat."Cultivar name has been accepted as Registered.

Infrageneric Classification:

Subgenus Quercus, Section Quercus

Nomenclature Note:

Name not validly published, ICBN Art. 23.6(a) & 24.2 = Q. robur 'Purpurea' Lodd. ex Loud. (1838)