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Ilex integra,
an evergreen tree found in evergreen forests
near seacoasts, grows to 6-10m, rarely 30m in height, with smooth
gray-white bark. Leaves are alternate, blades measure 4-7cm long,
2-3cm wide, oblong-shaped, with pointed tips and bases, and margins
are entire in adults and serrated in young trees. Dioecious: Axils
emerge with short branches on top of which set yellow-green flowers
in bundles. Male flowers are found in groups of 2-15, while females
are found in groups of 1-4. Petals are four, oblong, 3mm in length.
Sepals are 4, broad-triangular. Drupes, spherical, about 1cm across,
mature in red in November- December. Bloom time: April. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物