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Ilex verticillata ~ winterberry holly ~ Michigan holly

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Characteristics:

FACW
Michigan C Value: 5
alternate leaves with bristle tips that point straight up (perpendicular to blade surface)
back of leaves have hairs
leaves are rugose
brown twigs with white lenticels
fruit in axils
male and female
bright red fruits persist into winter
in acidic and calcareous soils (pH indifferent)
forms dense, suckering thickets
native

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