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Quercus robur subsp. imeretina
Quercus robur subsp. imeretina, the Imeretian oak, is a Tertiary relict species of flowering plant in the family Fagaceae. It is native to West Caucasus. Along with Quercus hartwissiana and Quercus petraea subsp. iberica, it creates forests up to 300 meters. As relatively significant woodland, it is represented only in the Imereti region in Georgia. Along with Zelkova carpinifolia, it is protected in Ajameti Managed Reserve. It is included in the IUCN Red List. It has experienced strong anthropogenic influences, like harvesting for timber, which is the source of its rarity.
Its range includes the Colchic lowlands and some parts along the black sea in Russia. In Georgia, the regions of Abkhazia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Racha Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti, Imereti, Guria and Achara. It is more common in the eastern part of western Georgia, being the only place where it forms forests. More rarely it can be found in the northwest of the Colchic lowlands. It is spread in the alluvial plains of the river Rioni and its tributaries, less commonly around the river Khobi.
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