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Monte Pindo dwarf oak

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Monte Pindo dwarf oak

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Quercus lusitanica, a dwarf oak that rises barely a hand's breadth above the ground, is known in Galicia only around Monte Pindo, which made the massif a key argument for its protection.

Photo: r2hox from Madrid, Spain (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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