Xylosma flexuosa explained

Xylosma flexuosa, commonly known as brushholly or coronilla,^[1] is a species of flowering plant in the 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. Brush holly is a spiny^[2] evergreen^[1] shrub, usually reaching a height of 1-^[2] but able to attain 6- in height.^[3] Red and yellow berries^[1] around 7- in diameter^[3] are found on the plant throughout the year. It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental hedge.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brush-holly, Coronilla Xylosma flexuosa . Benny Simpson's Texas Native Shrubs . Texas A&M University . 2010-02-01.
2. Book: Richardson, Alfred . Plants of the Rio Grande Delta . University of Texas Press . 1995 . 978-0-292-77070-6 . 169.
3. Book: Felger, Richard Stephen . The Trees of Sonora, Mexico . Matthew Brian Johnson . Michael Francis Wilson . Oxford University Press . 2001 . 978-0-19-512891-8 . 227.
4. Book: Everett, Thomas H. . The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture . 10 . Taylor & Francis . 1982 . 978-0-8240-7240-7 . 3572.