Dahoon holly (Ilex cassine var. cassine) is a small tree that grows in moist, freshwater spots at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) on both the north and south side of Oslo Road. It shown below at south ORCA in…
Holly Jolly
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A Real Florida Holly
Because it has copious red berries at Christmas time, Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia) sometimes is called Florida holly mistakenly. Florida is home to 15 native hollies, not all of which have red berries. Dahoon holly (Ilex cassine) – like Brazilian…
Throwback to Spring
A 5-8-2016 field trip led by Eva Irene-Ries took us to the Indrio Savannahs Preserve, a mosaic of wet, moist and dry. Three plants stood out ... Dahoon Holly Dahoon holly (Ilex cassine) picture above flourished in moist places. A small…
Waiting for Water
The re-located giant leather fern (Acrostichum danaeifolium) and all of the Audubon House landscape plants have been waiting for Nature to water them again. The last big rain that filled the dry retention pond was April 28 ... The giant…
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