OakSoriety

Quercus petraea 'Purple' Kelsey & Dayton

Full name:

Quercus petraea 'Purple' Kelsey & Dayton, Standardized Plant Names, Ed. 2, 508 (1942) nom. illegit. is a synonym of Quercus petraea 'Purpurea' H. Jäger, Ziergeh., 427 (1865) as "Q. sessiliflora purpurea"Cultivar name has been accepted as Registered.

Infrageneric Classification:

Subgenus Quercus, Section Quercus

Nomenclature Note:

Superfluous renaming = Q. petraea 'Purpurea' H. Jäger (1865)