European Holly

Ilex aquifolium

Summary 2

Ilex aquifolium (holly, common holly, English holly, European holly, or occasionally Christmas holly), is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia.I. aquifolium is the species familiar in Christmas decoration, and is regarded as the type species of the genus Ilex, which by association is also called "holly". It is a dioecious tree or shrub found, for example, in shady areas of forests of oak and in beech hedges....

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  1. (c) Alesa Dam, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/37989307@N08/3858487264
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilex_aquifolium

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