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It produces dense, elegant whorls of leaves, which are thick, leathery, elliptical and covered in reddish brown fur when young (especially in winter). Even adult leaves can be a furry reddish-brown on the underside. It produces tiny hermaphroditic flowers - packed along its stems - and black berries
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