Ilex opaca

Ilex opaca
Foliage and immature fruit

Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. opaca
Binomial name
Ilex opaca
Natural range of Ilex opaca
Synonyms[3]
  • Ageria opaca Raf.
  • Ilex arenicola Ashe, syn of subsp. arenicola
  • Ilex laxiflora Lam., syn of subsp. laxiflora

Ilex opaca, the American holly, is a species of holly, native to the eastern and south-central United States, from coastal Massachusetts south to central Florida, and west to southeastern Missouri and eastern Texas.[4][5]

  1. ^ Stritch, L. (2018). "Ilex opaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T20680285A20694821. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T20680285A20694821.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer". Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference badwolf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Grelen, H. E. (1990). "Ilex opaca". In Burns, Russell M.; Honkala, Barbara H. (eds.). Hardwoods. Silvics of North America. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – via Southern Research Station.
  5. ^ "Ilex opaca". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.