Ilex opaca

Ilex opaca
Foliage and immature fruit

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. opaca
Binomial name
Ilex opaca
Aiton
Natural range of Ilex opaca
Synonyms
  • 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.

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