Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Poisonous plant: do not eat any part of it.
This is a game, not a field guide. Never eat a wild mushroom or plant because of it; if you are unsure, ask a mushroom advisor or a poison centre.
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Ilex aquifolium
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Aquifoliales
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia, Africa
- Habitat
- Forest
- Form
- Shrub
- Leaves
- Evergreen
- Flower colour
- White
- Blooms in
- Spring
- Use
- Ornamental
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Lower leaves have prickly spines while higher ones are smooth, so spines grow mostly where browsing animals can reach.
- Only female holly trees bear red berries, and a male tree must grow nearby to pollinate them.
Could you guess it from clues?
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q192190 · All plants · All entries