Ilex verticillata. Winterberry. Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, NC. The fruits are technically called drupes.
It’s December again. Hopefully by the next one this sketch will be painted.
Had a lot of fun drawing this one
A gorgeous winterberry (Ilex verticillata), one of Appalachia’s native deciduous hollies, lights up the alder swamp at the West Virginia Botanic Garden. The shrub’s winter regalia is particularly stunning against the snow.
Appalachia’s Autumn Bounty, Panel 2: Nature’s final push before the killing frost of October.