Holly
This article is about the plant type. For other uses see Holly (disambiguation)
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Ilex aquifolium - English holly Ilex cassine - Dahoon holly Ilex glabra - Gallberry, inkberry Ilex latifolia - Tarajo holly Ilex montana - Mountain holly Ilex opaca - American holly Ilex paraguariensis - Yerba maté Ilex vomitoria - Yaupon holly |
Hollies are shrubs and trees of the genus Ilex. Many of them are highly decorative. Some have leaves with widely-spaced, spine-tipped leaves, while others have simple leaves.
Holly plants are male and female. Only the female has berries, but requires a male as a pollenizer. Also bees are required as wind pollination is negligible.
American holly
foliage and berries