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We compared the acorn traits across a temperature gradient in two types of Mediterranean Quercus (Quercus faginea Lam. and Q. pyrenaica Willd.) and their hybrids. Genetic groups were identified using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLPs) analysis. Acorns sampled from each of the three genetic groups were used for comparative purposes by means of 15 morphological characteristics. Eight of the traits showed discriminant value among the three groups. The acorn height tended to decrease with decreasing temperatures across the gradient, whereas the acorn width exhibited the opposite response. However, fruit traits allowed discrimination between the three groups, and the differences were consistent in the different zones. Both the number of acorns produced and the individual acorn size were larger for Q. pyrenaica. Hybrids showed intermediate traits between both parent species. 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