Skip to main content

Evergreen Oak

Quercus ilex

Photo by Sof
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

39.6062, -8.5819

Field Notes

Description:

Medium-sized tree with finely square-fissured blackish bark and leathery evergreen leaves. The leaves are dark green above and pale whitish-grey with dense short hairs below. The flowers are catkins and the fruit is an acorn.

Notes:

Found these in a small village with lots of wild/abandoned zones

Reference Links:

Quercus ilex

Species ID Suggestions

Evergreen oak

Quercus ilex

Reference Link
Jopy
2

Comments (1)
Mark Ridgway
It looks like some guava type to me (Psidium sp.?)

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Portugal's Biodiversity
Mission
Trees of the World
Mission
Fruiting Bodies of the World
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedAugust 9, 2014

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies