Quercus coccifera L.

English: Kermes Oak

German: Kermes Eiche

Portuguese: Carrasco, Carrasco-Galego, Carrasqueiro, Carrasquinha, Carvalho Dos Quermes, Carvalho-dos-quermes

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Fagales (32)

        Family: Fagaceae (23)(family description)

          Genus: Quercus (16)

            Epithet: coccifera L. (1)

coccifera => bearing berries

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: xerophytic

Habit: shrub, tree

Flower colour: green, yellow

Check for Quercus coccifera at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [660] Quercus coccifera - Plants For A Future database
• [1184] Quercus - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

• [11] Schönfelder, I. and Schönfelder, P. (1999): Die Kosmos-Mittelmeerflora. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart, Germany.