Quercus coccifera (species)

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Scope note
Species of evergreen oak native to the eastern Mediterranean and southwest Asia. It was historically important as the food plant of the Kermes scale insect, from which a red dye called crimson was obtained.
Quercus coccifera
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024