LusoQuercus - Conservation of Quercus lusitanica: restoring an emblematic and neglected shrub oak

Quercus lusitanica Lam. is a dwarf oak native to Portugal with remarkable conservation interest. LusoQuercus aims to promote the intelligent restoration of menaced NW populations, by integrating genomics, distribution models, landscape aesthetics and seminal and vegetative propagation under phytosanitary control. Q. lusitanica will be promoted for urban landscaping and as an iconic species of Portugal's natural heritage.