Quercus ilex L.

Full name:

Quercus ilex L., Sp. Pl.: 995 (1753) nom. cons. is an accepted name.

Infrageneric Classification:

Subgenus Cerris, Section Ilex

Natural Distribution:

NORTH AFRICA: N ALGERIA, MOROCCO, TUNISIA, EUROPE: ALBANIA, BALAEARIC ISLES, CORSICA, W FRANCE, GREECE (+ Aegean Isles including Samos, W & C Crete, Karpathos), ITALY, MACEDONIA, MALTA, PORTUGAL, SARDEGNA, SERBIA, SICILIA, N SPAIN, WEST ASIA: JORDAN, TURKEY: (W & N Anatolia, Aegean Isles including Inmroz)

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Illustration of Leaves

  • Image from stockplant at Pavia Nurseries (Belgium), 2009
    Image from stockplant at Pavia Nurseries (Belgium), 2009  Image Jan De Langhe  © Jan De Langhe - Arboretum Wespelaar

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