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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
