Ilex cornuta

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Ilex cornuta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ilex cornuta, Lindl. Shrubby, with short spreading branches, glabrous: lvs. quadrangular-oblong, with 3 strong spines of nearly equal size at the dilated apex, and with 1-2 strong spines on each side of the truncate base, but rounded and spineless at the base on older plants, dark glossy green above, 1 ½ -3 in. long: fr. scarlet, clustered, short-pedicelled. June, July. N. China. G.C. 1850:311. F.S. 7, p. 216; 9:895. B.M. 5059. I.H. 1:10. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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