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evergreen oak
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evergreen oak

Quercus ilex

Quercus ilex, the evergreen oak, holly oak or holm oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the Ilex section of the genus, with acorns that mature in a single summer.

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3 branches of this group, most-observed first

sweet acorn oak

speciesQuercus rotundifolia

Holm oak

speciesQuercus ilex

Quercus × autumnalis

hybridQuercus × autumnalis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1137754.