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Ilex cassine L.
dahoon

       
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Photo of Ilex cassine L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Ilex cassine L.

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Distribution:
Ilex cassine L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Ilex cassine L.

View 2 genera in Aquifoliaceae, 39 species in Ilex or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Ilex cassine L. var. cassine. .
Ilex cassine var. cassine
dahoon
Distribution of Ilex cassine L. var. latifolia Aiton. .
Ilex cassine var. latifolia
dahoon
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Ilex cassine L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Celastrales
Family Aquifoliaceae – Holly family
Genus Ilex L. – holly
Species Ilex cassine L. – dahoon
 

Introduced Information:
Ilex cassine L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ilex cassine L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW NO FACW NO NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Ilex cassine L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27992.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 
 
Time Generated: 09/22/2008 11:03 PM MDT