Q. gussonei - Gussone Oak

And 'an oak deciduous thermophilous more common than the Cerro Quercus cerris and there is notable for its large leaves and acorns more voluminous. It prefers sandy soils and deep. The Cerreti Ficuzza, together with those Nebrodi, forests are endemic exclusive. Often they are the sister Sugherella fontanesii Quercus , other tree species endemic to the island, a hybrid between Cerro Gussone and Sughera. The Cerreti are often dense and compact and by virtue of the high coverage values ​​have an undergrowth less rich and complex, typically due to that of oak evergreen; limited to the areas where there is a greater amount of light that passes through the branches are frequent shrubs such as the False Pepper Mountain Daphne laureola , the priest by Berretta Euonimus europaeum and Nespolo winter Mespulus Germanic . And 'They are extremely interesting from a botanical point of view the presence of different grass species endemic rare or very rare.