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№ 216TreesHolly: Prickles Only Where It Can Be Reached
An evergreen understorey tree that changes its own leaf shape in response to browsing, and feeds birds when nothing else is left.
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№ 531TreesYaupon and Guayusa: The Caffeine Hollies of the Americas
Two American hollies brewed for their caffeine — one the source of the ceremonial 'black drink' of the southeastern tribes, saddled with a libellous scientific name, and North America's only native caffeine plant.
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№ 534TreesYerba Maté: The Holly Tree Shared From a Gourd
A South American holly whose caffeine-rich leaves make the continent's most social drink — brewed in a gourd, sipped through a metal straw, and passed hand to hand as a ritual of belonging.
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