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Quercus coccifera (Kermes Oak)

Synonyms: Ilex aculeata; Quercus aquifolia; Quercus arcuata; Quercus brachybalanos; Quercus calliprinos; Quercus calliprinos arcuata; Quercus calliprinos brachybalanos; Quercus calliprinos consobrina; Quercus calliprinos dipsacina; Quercus calliprinos dispar; Quercus calliprinos eigii; Quercus calliprinos eucalliprinos; Quercus calliprinos fenzlii; Quercus calliprinos inops; Quercus calliprinos integrifolia; Quercus calliprinos leptolepis; Quercus calliprinos pachybalanos; Quercus calliprinos palaestina; Quercus calliprinos puberula; Quercus calliprinos recurvans; Quercus calliprinos rigida; Quercus calliprinos subaquifolia; Quercus calliprinos subglobosa; Quercus calliprinos valida; Quercus chainolepis; Quercus coccifera adpressa; Quercus coccifera angustata; Quercus coccifera arcuata; Quercus coccifera brachycarpa; Quercus coccifera brevicupulata; Quercus coccifera calliprinos; Quercus coccifera corcyrensis; Quercus coccifera crassicupulata; Quercus coccifera cryptocarpa; Quercus coccifera densispinosa; Quercus coccifera dolichocarpa; Quercus coccifera echinata; Quercus coccifera exserta; Quercus coccifera genuina; Quercus coccifera imbricata; Quercus coccifera integrifolia; Quercus coccifera kryptocarpa; Quercus coccifera lanceolata; Quercus coccifera latifolia; Quercus coccifera laxispinosa; Quercus coccifera macrocarpa; Quercus coccifera mesto; Quercus coccifera microphylla; Quercus coccifera ortholepis; Quercus coccifera palaestina; Quercus coccifera pseudococcifera; Quercus coccifera puberula; Quercus coccifera refracta; Quercus coccifera rigida; Quercus coccifera rivasmartinezii; Quercus coccifera stenocarpa; Quercus coccifera subinclusa; Quercus coccifera subintegrifolia; Quercus coccifera tomentosa; Quercus coccifera ubrellifera; Quercus coccifera vera; Quercus consobrina; Quercus cretica; Quercus dipsacina; Quercus dispar; Quercus echinata; Quercus fenzlii; Quercus inops; Quercus mesto; Quercus palaestina; Quercus pseudococcifera; Quercus pseudorigida; Quercus recurvans; Quercus rigida; Quercus rivasmartinezii; Quercus sibthorpii; Quercus valida; Scolodrys rigida

Wikipedia Abstract

Quercus coccifera, the Kermes Oak, is an oak in the Turkey oak section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is native to the western Mediterranean region and Northern African Maghreb, from Morocco and Portugal east to Libya and Greece.
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Attributes

Height [1]  13.1 feet (4 m)
Width [1]  13.1 feet (4 m)
Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Monoecious
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Pollinators [1]  Wind
Structure [1]  Shrub
Usage [1]  A mulch of the leaves repels slugs, grubs etc, though fresh leaves should not be used as these can inhibit plant growth; Oak galls are excrescences that are sometimes produced in great numbers on the tree and are caused by the activity of the larvae of different insects. The insects live inside these galls, obtaining their nutrient therein. When the insect pupates and leaves, the gall can be used as a rich source of tannin, that can also be used as a dyestuff; The bark is rich in tannin; A black dye can be obtained from the bark;
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO MARTÍN 110851 Spain  
Laghetti di Preola e Gorghi Tondi, Sciare di Mazara e Pantano Leone 4082 Italy  
LOS ALCORNOCALES 414561 Spain  
Luberon Regional Nature Park V 406572 France  
MATARRAÑA - AIGUABARREIX 90747 Spain  
Pantani della Sicilia sud-orientale, Morghella, di Marzamemi, di Punta Pilieri e Vendicari 8481 Italy  
SALVATIERRA - FOZES DE FAGO Y BINIÉS 6360 Spain  
SIERRA ALHAMILLA 20716 Spain  
SIERRA DE ARACENA Y PICOS DE AROCHE 461592 Spain  
SIERRA DE MONCAYO - LOS FAYOS - SIERRA DE ARMAS 44956 Spain  
Sierra Espuña 43691 Spain  
SIERRA NORTE 438558 Spain  
Torre Manfria, Biviere e Piana di Gela 44096 Italy  

Predators

Agrilus angustulus <Unverified Name>[2]
Asterodiaspis variolosa <Unverified Name>[2]
Chionaspis lepineyi (oak scurfy scale)[3]
Cydia amplana (Rusty oak moth)[4]
Cydia molybdana[4]
Diaspidiotus distinctus[3]
Diaspidiotus zonatus[3]
Eulecanium emerici[3]
Eupithecia massiliata[2]
Gonaspidiotus minimus[3]
Kenima galilit[3]
Kermes biblicus[3]
Kermes echinatus[3]
Kermes greeni[3]
Kermes ilicis (Mediterranean scale)[3]
Kermes nahalali[3]
Kermes vermilio (kermes berry)[3]
Pammene cocciferana[4]
Phyllodesma kermesifolia[4]
Phyllonorycter cocciferella[4]
Phyllonorycter endryella[4]
Phyllonorycter quercus[4]
Phyllonorycter rebimbasi[4]
Phylloxera quercus[2]
Puto israelensis[3]
Quadraspidiotus zonatus <Unverified Name>[2]
Targionia vitis[3]
Teleiodes decorella <Unverified Name>[2]
Trichiura ilicis[4]

Distribution

Medit.;

External References

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Citations

Species recognized by Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003, WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons License ♦ 2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants ♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 4HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Protected Areas provided by Natura 2000, UK data: © Crown copyright and database right [2010] All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100017955 ♦ Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
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