Contains 15 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
ILEX Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 125. 1753.
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TYPE: Ilex aquifolium Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 486. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilex ambigua | CAROLINA HOLLY; SAND HOLLY | Native | |
| Ilex amelanchier | SARVIS HOLLY; SERVICEBERRY HOLLY | Native Threatened-State OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | |
| Ilex cassine var. cassine | DAHOON | Native FACW (NWPL) OD (WAP) OBL (DEP) | |
| Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia | MYRTLE DAHOON | Native FACW (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | |
| Ilex coriacea | LARGE GALLBERRY; SWEET GALLBERRY | Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | |
| Ilex cornuta | CHINESE HOLLY | Not Native | |
| Ilex decidua | POSSUMHAW | Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | |
| Ilex glabra | INKBERRY; GALLBERRY | Native FACW (NWPL) AD (WAP) | |
| Ilex krugiana | TAWNYBERRY HOLLY; KRUG'S HOLLY | Native Threatened-State | |
| Ilex longipes | GEORGIA HOLLY | Native FAC (NWPL) | |
| Ilex opaca var. arenicola | SCRUB HOLLY | Native Endemic | |
| Ilex opaca var. opaca | AMERICAN HOLLY | Native FAC (NWPL) FAC (DEP) | |
| Ilex verticillata | COMMON WINTERBERRY | Native FACW (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | |
| Ilex vomitoria | YAUPON | Native FAC (NWPL) FAC (DEP) | |
| Ilex x attenuata | EAST PALATKA HOLLY; TOPAL HOLLY | Native |
[Family identification key]
1. Leaf blade apex with a rigid spine 1 mm long or longer, the margins entire or spinose like the leaf apex
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1. Leaf blade apex unarmed, bristle-tipped, or with a spine less than 1 mm long, the margins entire, crenate, dentate, serrate, to spinulose-serrate
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2. Inflorescence sessile, many-flowered, on older part of branch
2. Flower singular or in many-flowered, pedunculate inflorescence, on recent growth
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3. Leaf blades light green, 1--2.5 cm wide, the margin distinctly revolute
3. Leaf blades dark green, mostly 2.5--5.5 cm wide, the margin flat or only slightly revolute
4. Leaf blade entire or with few, sparse teeth mostly above the middle
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4. Leaf blade crenate, dentate, or serrate below the middle and towards the apex
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5. Leaf blade margin crenate-serrulate above the middle (rarely entire), the midvein often evanescent near or just above the middle
5. Leaf blade with the margin spinulose-serrate or entire, the midvein conspicuous above the middle, evanescent only at the apex
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6. Leaf blade with minute black punctations on the lower surface; fruit dark red to purple-black
6. Leaf blade without minute black punctations on the lower surface; fruit yellow to red
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7. Leaf blade tip usually acuminate, rounded at the base; inflorescence sessile
7. Leaf blade tip acute to obtuse, the base cuneate; inflorescence pedunculate
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8. Leaves more than 1 cm wide; branchlets short-pilose or occasionally glabrous; secondary branches at an angle of less that 45̊ from main branch
8. Leaves less than 1 cm wide; branchlets minutely strigose-puberulent; secondary branches at an angle greater than 45̊ from the main branch
9. Leaf blade margin mostly crenate
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9. Leaf blade margin dentate to serrate
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10. Leaves deciduous, subcoriaceous, with a narrow cuneate base; often with spur branches
10. Leaves evergreen, coriaceous, with a subtruncate base; without spur branches
11. Lower surface of the leaf blade conspicuously reticulate-veined
11. Lower surface of the leaf blade only slightly or obscurely reticulate-veined
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12. Fruit pyrene with a soft, smooth endocarp
12. Fruit pyrene with a hard, ribbed endocarp
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13. Fruiting pedicels 2--8 mm long
13. Fruiting pedicels 10-23 mm long