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Holly
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This article is about the plant type. For other uses see Holly (disambiguation).
Holly
European Holly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species
Ilex aquifolium - European Holly
Ilex canariensis - Small-leaved Holly
Ilex cassine - Dahoon Holly
Ilex crenata - Japanese Holly
Ilex decidua - Possumhaw
Ilex dipyrena - Himalayan Holly
Ilex glabra - Gallberry, inkberry
Ilex latifolia - Tarajo Holly
Ilex montana - Mountain Holly
Ilex opaca - American Holly
Ilex paraguariensis - Yerba Mate
Ilex perado - Madeiran Holly
Ilex pernyi - Perny's Holly
Ilex serrata - Japanese Winterberry
Ilex verticillata - American Winterberry
Ilex vomitoria - Yaupon Holly
Hollies are plants in the genus Ilex. They are shrubs and trees from 2-25 m tall, with a wide distribution in Asia, Europe, north Africa, and North and South America. The leaves are simple, and can be either deciduous or evergreen depending on the species, and may be entire, finely toothed, or with widely-spaced, spine-tipped leaves. Hollies are dioecious, with male and female flowers on different plants. Pollination is mainly by bees and other insects. The fruit is a small berry, usually red when mature, with one to ten seeds.
American Winterberry foliage and berriesHolly berries are mildly toxic and will cause vomiting and/or diarrhea when ingested by people (note the scientific name of the Yaupon Holly!). However they are extremely important food for numerous species of birds, and also are eaten by other wild animals. In the fall and early winter the berries are hard and apparently unpalatable. After being frozen or frosted several times, the berries soften, and become edible. During winter storms, birds often take refuge in hollies, which provide shelter, protection from predators (by the spiny leaves), and food.
看，原來人不可吃，是鳥吃的！還要在經過霜凍之後使漿果軟化才可給鳥兒食用，是寒冬中鳥兒的重要食糧。
很慶幸能親眼看到那果子，希望它們會變紅吧！那時候再貼上來給大家看。
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