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The leaves of both species are similar in outline and toothed and bristled very much the same way, but the leaves are brighter in the American holly and larger. [citation needed] The American holly, called the evergreen or Christmas holly (Ilex opaca Aiton) was named the state tree of Delaware on 1 May 1939. [19]
Ilex verticillata, the winterberry, is a species of holly native to eastern North America in the United States and southeast Canada, from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to Alabama. [3] [4] Other names that have been used include black alder, [5] [6] Canada holly, [5] coralberry, [6] fever bush, [7] Michigan holly, [6] or ...
Holly – more specifically the European holly, Ilex aquifolium – is commonly referenced at Christmas time, and is often referred to by the name Christ's thorn. [44] [45] In many Western Christian cultures, holly is a traditional Christmas decoration, [46] used especially in wreaths and illustrations, for instance on Christmas cards.
Ilex ambigua is a species of flowering plant in the holly family known by the common names Carolina holly and sand holly. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States, along the coastal plain from North Carolina to Texas , inland as far as Oklahoma , Arkansas , and Tennessee .
American holly azures co-occur with closely related azure species but differ in their host plant adaptation. Sympatric speciation may have occurred due to host plant specialization, i.e., different populations of azures may have genetically diverged once some populations adapted to a single host not used by other populations.
Ilex: holly trees; Ilex ambigua: Carolina holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex amelanchier: serviceberry holly; sarvis holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex aquifolium: European holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex cassine: dahoon Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex coriacea: sweet gallberry; large gallberry holly Aquifoliaceae (holly ...
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