About Quercus brantii Lindl.
Quercus brantii, commonly called Brant's oak, is an oak species native to Western Asia, where it occurs primarily in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. This species grows as a shrub or small tree, reaching heights between 6 and 15 meters. Its leaves are serrated, with 5 to 14 teeth along each side. Quercus brantii covers more than 50% of the forest steppe ecoregion of the Zagros Mountains, and it is the most ecologically important tree species of the Zagros Mountains in Iran. It grows in limestone-derived soils at altitudes up to 2200 meters above sea level, and forms plant communities with other oak species, plus Pinus brutia, Styrax officinalis, and Paliurus spina-christi. In Iran, people use this oak's seeds in traditional medicine. Additional useful products obtained from this oak include fuelwood, charcoal, and hardwood timber.
