Info: Bloom / February 28, 2023 / Southern Pines, NC / License: All rights reserved
Caption: Chinese holly #126 nn; LHB p. 629, 111-1-2; Missouri Botanical Garden site: "Genus name comes from the Latin name Quercus ilex for holm oak in reference to the foliage similarities (holm oak and many of the shrubs in the genus Ilex have evergreen leaves).
