Quercus ilex

Quercus ilex.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Wellington Hospital grounds. Jun 2009.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Close up of Quercus ilex.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Male catkins; planted tree, Cooks Gardens, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 02/12/2015, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Male catkins; planted tree, Cooks Gardens, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 02/12/2015, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Bark of planted tree, Cooks Gardens, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 02/12/2015, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Seedlings and acorns near planted tree; Wellington Hospital grounds.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 15/09/2009, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Holm oak

Family

Fagaceae

Authority

Quercus ilex L.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Conservation status

Not applicable

Flower colours

Green, Yellow

Year naturalised

1983

Origin

Mediterranean

Etymology

ilex: An old Latin name for the Holm oak, which holly allegedly resembles