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Black Sea holly (Ilex colchica)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: berries Ilex colchica, commonly known as Colchic- or Black Sea holly, is a species of holly native to Bulgaria, Turkey and the Caucasus. The specific epithet colchica, referring to Colchis, an ancient kingdom and region on the coast of the Black Sea centered in present-day western Georgia.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Aquifoliales

            • Family: Aquifoliaceae

              • Genus: Ilex