Stats

Lifespan

50-100 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Europe and Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Spines

Status

Rare

About

This hybrid holly grows in temperate gardens and woodland clearings. Its leaves maintain a sharp, serrated edge that can pierce through thick leather gloves.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Aquifoliales

Family

Aquifoliaceae

Genus

Ilex