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Ilex leucoclada, an evergreen shrub less than 1m in
height, occurs in snowy forests in mountainous regions. Leaves are
of alternate phyllotaxis, blades are 5-10cm in length, 2-4cm in
width, in a long-oblong shape, and both tips and bases are pointed,
with margins entire or with shallow serrations. Both sides have no
hairs, and petioles measure 1-1.5cm long. Flowers are dioecious;
axils in previous year's branches emerge brachyblasts on which bear
approx. 0.7cm-in-diameter small white flowers; male flowers are 1-5,
females 1-3; petals are 4 in number, obovate-oblong, 3-4mm in
length. Drupes are about 1cm across, spherical, and mature in red in
September-October. Bloom time: May-July. |
Wild plants in and
around
Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
