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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Aquifoliaceae (モチノキ科) > Ilex aquifolium
Ilex L. (モチノキ)Seiyouhiiragi (セイヨウヒイラギ, 西洋柊), common holly, English holly, European holly, or Christmas hollyLife form: evergreen short tree Distribution: West Asia - Europe Habitat: pioneer establishing various habitats, represented by forest gaps and post-cliearcuts Leaf: dimorphic, alternate ↔ Osmanthus heterophyllus: opposite |
Fruit (berry): red ↔ O. heterophyllus: black
containing alkaloids, caffeine and theobromine Seed dispersal: animalUse: gardening, Christmas tree → many cultivars |
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[1-3] in the Koishikawa Botanical Garden (小石川植物園), the University of Tokyo, on March 16 2017.