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Family: Aquifoliaceae
Form: Erect, evergreen, mostly mulitstemmed, colony forming shrub with irregular, mostly informal form reaching 10'
Leaves: Evergreen, alternate, simple, shiny green above, 1-3 inches that are entire or with a few teeth near the apex
Stem/Bark: Smooth; gray
Flower: White, small and inconspicuous but borne in dense showy clusters; dioecious
Fruit: Showy, round, black berries with 4 pyrenes, each containing a seed. ¼ inch diameter produced on female plants
Comments: One of 12 holly species native to Florida ; distinguished from others with black rather than red fruit and coriaceous leaves
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