Ilex opaca

Characteristics
Dicots
AQUIFOLIACEAE
Ilex
Ilex opaca Aiton var. opaca
AMERICAN HOLLY
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Native FAC (NWPL) FAC (DEP)
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Classification
AQUIFOLIALES
Ilex
Ilex opaca Aiton var. opaca - AMERICAN HOLLY
Citation
ILEX OPACA Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 169. 1789.
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Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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County
County - Species Present
Leaflet
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
USF
 
Baker
USF
 
Bay
FLAS
 
Bradford
FLAS
 
Calhoun
USF
 
Citrus
USF
 
Clay
USF
 
Columbia
USF
 
Dixie
USF
 
Duval
USF
 
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Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Ageria opaca
Ageria opaca (Aiton) Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 47. 1838.
BASIONYM: Ilex opaca Aiton 1789.
 
Ilex laxiflora
Ilex laxiflora Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 147. 1789.
 
 
Ilex opaca forma subintegra
Ilex opaca Aiton, forma subintegra Weatherby, Rhodora 23: 119. 1921.
 
TYPE: MASSACHUSETTS: Barnstable Co.: Mashpee, 16 Jan 1921, Jones s.n. (holotype; GH).
Ilex opaca var. acuminata
Ilex opaca Aiton, var. acuminata Beissner, in Beissner et al., Handb. Laubholzben. 290. 1903.
 
 
Ilex opaca var. floribunda
Ilex opaca Aiton, var. floribunda Demcker, Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 1904: 155. 1904.
 
TYPE: NEW YORK:
Ilex opaca var. globosa
Ilex opaca Aiton, var. globosa Beissner, in Beissner et al., Handb. Laubholzben. 290. 1903.
 
 
Ilex opaca var. latifolia
Ilex opaca Aiton, var. latifolia Beissner, in Beissner et al., Handb. Laubholzben. 290. 1903.
 
 
Ilex opaca var. laxiflora
Ilex opaca Aiton, var. laxiflora (Lamarck) Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 109. 1818.
BASIONYM: Ilex laxiflora Lamarck 1789.
 
Ilex opaca var. macrodon
Ilex opaca Aiton, var. macrodon Beissner, in Beissner et al., Handb. Laubholzben. 290. 1903.
 
 
Ilex opaca var. opaca
Ilex opaca Aiton, var. integra A. W. Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl. 207. 1870.
 
 
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Specimens and Distribution

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Counties listed: Alachua, Baker, Baldwin, Butler, Calhoun, Charleston, Citrus, Clay, Cleburne, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Fayette, Flagler, Forrest, George, Hamilton, Hampton, Hancock, Harnett, Harrison, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jackson, Lafayette, Lake, Laurens, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Lincoln Par., Marion, Martin, McIntosh, Natchitoches Par., Oconee, Okaloosa, Orange, Ouachita Par., Palm Beach, Perry, Pike, Pinellas, Polk, Richland, Santa Rosa, Simpson, St. Johns, St. Landry Par., St. Louis, Sumter, Suwannee, Tangipahoa Par., Thomas, Union, Union Par., Vermilion Par., Vernon Par., Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Way

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1898 - 2016

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
161153
USA
Alabama
Baldwin Co.
19 Mar 1981
8671
G. Wilhelm
182721
USA
Alabama
Baldwin Co.
21 Oct 1969
38160
R. Kral
270470
USA
Alabama
Butler Co.
16 Jan 2011
21732
A. R. Diamond
182386
USA
Alabama
Cleburne Co.
28 Sep 1982
469
M. G. Bussey
10522
USA
Alabama
Fayette Co.
18 Apr 1955
3561
G. R. Cooley
273740
USA
Alabama
Pike Co.
03 Jan 2014
24713
A. R. Diamond
170050
USA
Florida
Alachua Co.
14 Nov 1982
980
J. D. Skean, Jr.
121657
USA
Florida
Baker Co.
Jan 1957
s.n.
H. H. Hume
CULTIVATED.
180284
USA
Florida
Baker Co.
11 Jul 1984
10050
B. F. Hansen
244933
USA
Florida
Baker Co.
14 Aug 2007
15840
C. Slaughter
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Plant Photos
Ilex opaca - 32
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Ilex opaca - 159
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Ilex opaca - 166
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Ilex opaca - 255
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