Quercus coccifera
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Quercus coccifera, commonly known as kermes oak, holly oak, or Palestine oak, is an evergreen oak shrub or tree in section Ilex of the genus. It has many synonyms, including Quercus calliprinos. It is
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Lush Q. coccifera bush in coastal area, with easier growing consitions
Severely stunted Q. coccifera due to intense wind and grazing pressure on Mount Attavyros, Rhodes. ( It is the reddish tipped shrub)
Quercus calliprinos subspecies has flatter leaves.
Kermes (insect)
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Kermes is a genus of gall-like scale insects in the family Kermesidae. They feed on the sap of oaks; the females produce a red dye, also called "kermes", that is the source of natural crimson. The wor
Quercus coccifera
…and the Levant, crossing Spain, Italy, Libya, the Balkans, and Greece, including Crete. The Kernes oak was historically important as the food plant of Kermes scale insects, from which a red dye called crimson was obtained. The etymology of the specific name coccifera is related to the production of red…
Kermes echinatus Balachowsky mature reproductive females Zoo Keys 246 011 g 002
Scale Insects on Holm Oak