Black Sea Holly

Ilex colchica

''Ilex colchica'', commonly known as Colchic- or Black Sea holly, is a species of holly native to Bulgaria, Turkey and the Caucasus.

The specific epithet ''colchica'', referring to Colchis, an ancient kingdom and region on the coast of the Black Sea centered in present-day western Georgia.
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAquifoliales
FamilyAquifoliaceae
GenusIlex
SpeciesI. colchica
Photographed in
Turkey