PLANTS Profile for Ilex opaca (American holly)

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Ilex opaca Aiton
American holly

Symbol:

ILOP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Aquifoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Ilex opaca Aiton

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Distribution:
Ilex opaca Aiton


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Ilex opaca Aiton

View 2 genera in Aquifoliaceae, 39 species in Ilex or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Ilex opaca var. arenicola
American holly

Ilex opaca var. opaca
American holly

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Ilex opaca Aiton

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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 opaca Aiton – American holly

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ilex opaca Aiton

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
American holly		Exploitably Vulnerable
Pennsylvania:
American holly		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ilex opaca Aiton

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

FACU,FAC-

FACU+

FAC-

FACU+

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Ilex opaca Aiton

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Low		Low				Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Ilex opaca Aiton

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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 27982.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Ilex opaca Aiton

AL-Trees of Alabama and the Southeast

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

FL-Floridata

FL-University of Florida Horticulture (USFS Fact Sheet)

Henriette's Herbal Homepage

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Plant Fact Sheet

NC-Poisonous Plants of North Carolina

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

Silvics of North America

TX-Vascular Plant Image Gallery (TAMU)

UK-BBC Gardening

UK-Plants For A Future

USDI FWS-Chesapeake Bay Watershed

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheet

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