Dehesa is a multifunctional agro-sylvo-pastoral system (a type of
agroforestry) and cultural landscape of southern and central Spain and southern Portugal, where it is known as
montado. Dehesas may be private or communal property (usually belonging to the municipality). Used primarily for grazing, they produce a variety of products including
non-timber forest products such as
wild game,
mushrooms,
honey,
cork, and
firewood. The tree component is oaks, usually holm (
Quercus ilex) and cork (
Quercus suber). Other oaks, including melojo (
Quercus pyrenaica) and quejigo (
Quercus faginea), may be used to form dehesa, the species depending on geographical location and elevation. Dehesa is an anthropogenic system that provides not only a variety of foods, but also wildlife habitat for endangered species such as the
Iberian lynx and the
Spanish imperial eagle.