Transcript Diapositiva 1 - Liceo Scientifico L.B. Alberti

Herbarium
Forest Tales”
Comenius Project “
2009-2011
Here there are some
of the 2000 species of our
territory
Fagus sylvatica
in Italian “ faggio”
The wild Beech tree belongs to the family
of the Fagaceaes.
It is a plant that can easily reach the
height of 25 - 30 metres.
Its leaves are oval.
In autumn they change their color from
green into orange or red-brown.
Trunk
Leaves
Fruits
Flowers
Quercus pubescens
in Italian “Roverella”
Oak is the term used to refer to different and
numerous species of oak trees in Italy, so
that in many places it is simply called
“quercia”.
Some species can live 1000 years.
In Italy we are used to planting oak trees
along the boundaries which divide
properties.
Trunk
Leaves
Fruits
Flowers
Quercus cerris
in Italian “ Cerro”
It is a tree that is situated all over Italy.
The Cerro's branch is a symbol of Roman
virtue, strength, courage, dignity and
perseverance.
It has always been the symbol of strength,
virility and value in the military field.
Fruits
Flowers
Leaves
Quercus suber
in italian “Sughera”
It is an evergreen tree
You can extract some cork from this
tree, because cork is thecortex of this
tree.
If you want to cultivate it, you must
remember that the temperature mustn't
be less than 5 ° C
Fruits
Trunk
Leaves