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Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxton

Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxton

Ilex cornuta
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Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxton. Ilex cornuta, commonly known as Chinese holly or horned holly, is a slow-growing, densely foliaged evergreen shrub in the Aquifoliaceae plant family. It is native to eastern China and Korea and attains a height of about 3 metres (9.8 ft). The leaves are usually 5-spined, between 3.5 cm and 10 cm long, oblong and entire. The fruits are red berries, which are larger than those of the European Holly.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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