Christmasberry

Updated on Jan 19, 2024

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Christmasberry (Christmas berry, Christmas-berry) can refer to any one of several shrubs or small trees, as well as their colorful fruit:

Ardisia crenata, native to Asia and Australia

Crossopetalum ilicifolium

Lycium carolinianum (Carolina Desert-thorn, family Solanaceae), a boxthorn native to subtropical North America

Heteromeles arbutifolia (Toyon or California Holly, family Rosaceae), native to southern California and northern Mexico

Passerina ericoides, a South African shrub

Photinia villosa

Ruscus aculeatus cultivar 'Christmas Berry'

Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian Pepper, family Anacardiaceae), native to South America but introduced and invasive in many tropical and subtropical areas

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Christmasberry Wikipedia

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