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Accession Data:

Ilex opaca Aiton

  • Common Name: American Holly
  • Family: Aquifoliaceae Bartl.

  • Country of Origin: eastern and southern USA

  • Description: Dioecious
  • Uses:
  • USDA Zone: 5a-9b

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200300232
  • Source:
  • Provenance: 
    Atlantique, Fire Island, New York, USA. Coastal sand dunes.
  • Accession Date: 12-31-2003
  • Bench: 2308 - Nearctic
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 07-09-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid II
  • Order: Aquifoliales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Aquifoliaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
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References (internal):

  • Wind Pollination (anemophily)
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany

References (external):

data regenerated on Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:51:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Aquifoliaceae

  • Ilex aquifolium
  • Ilex opaca W/C
  • Ilex paraguariensis
  • Ilex verticillata W/C
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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