Xylosma flexuosa

Xylosma flexuosa

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Xylosma
Species: X. flexuosa
Binomial name
Xylosma flexuosa
(Kunth) Hemsl.
Synonyms

Flacourtia flexuosa Kunth[2]

Xylosma flexuosa, commonly known as brushholly or coronilla,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the willow family, Salicaceae, that is native to southern North America and northern South America. Its range stretches from southern Texas in the United States south through Mexico and Central America to Venezuela. It can also be found on the island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles.[2] Brush holly is a spiny[4] evergreen[3] shrub, usually reaching a height of 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft)[4] but able to attain 6–8 m (20–26 ft) in height.[5] Red and yellow berries[3] around 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) in diameter[5] are found on the plant throughout the year. It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental hedge.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Xylosma flexuosa - (Kunth) Hemsl. Brush-holly". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  2. 1 2 "Xylosma flexuosa (Kunth) Hemsl.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2005-01-03. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  3. 1 2 3 "Brush-holly, Coronilla Xylosma flexuosa". Benny Simpson's Texas Native Shrubs. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  4. 1 2 Richardson, Alfred (1995). Plants of the Rio Grande Delta. University of Texas Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-292-77070-6.
  5. 1 2 Felger, Richard Stephen; Matthew Brian Johnson; Michael Francis Wilson (2001). The Trees of Sonora, Mexico. Oxford University Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-19-512891-8.
  6. ↑ Everett, Thomas H. (1982). The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture 10. Taylor & Francis. p. 3572. ISBN 978-0-8240-7240-7.

External links

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