The article says this holly was ranked highly on a list of lost plants that scientists hope to rediscover. Does anyone happen to know why this particular species ranked so highly? I know many hollies have medicinal or edible properties, and many provide food for wildlife, especially birds. But does this one have anything particularly notable, like how Ilex vomitoria and Ilex paraguariensis contain caffeine?

No matter the answer, it’s very cool this was rediscovered