Quercus coccifera
Kermes oak · Fagaceae
Also known as Quercus aquifolia, Quercus rigida.
Quercus coccifera, the kermes oak, is an oak tree in the Quercus section Cerris.
About Kermes oak
Quercus coccifera, the kermes oak, is an oak tree in the Quercus section Cerris. It is native to the Mediterranean region and Northern African Maghreb, south to north from Morocco to France and west to east from Portugal to Cyprus and Turkey, crossing Spain, Italy, Libya, Balkans, and Greece, including Crete. The Kermes Oak was historically important as the food plant of the Kermes scale insect, from which a red dye called crimson was obtained. The
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Growing & care
| Native range | Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe |
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| Toxicity | Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented |
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