FLOWERING HOLM OAK

original: "Ilex florens"

A detailed botanical woodcut illustration depicts a flowering branch of a holm oak, known scientifically as Ilex. The branch features multiple leaves with sharp, serrated margins. At the top of the main stem and emerging from several leaf axils are prominent, elongated, and drooping clusters of small flowers called catkins. The woodcut uses fine hatching and cross-hatching to provide texture and depth to the leaves and the woody stem.