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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 ...
Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex opaca: American holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) 591 Ilex verticillata: common winterberry Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex vomitoria: yaupon; yaupon holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Nemopanthus: false holly trees; Nemopanthus mucronatus: mountain holly; alpine holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Araliaceae ...
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 glabra, also known as Appalachian tea, evergreen winterberry, Canadian winterberry, gallberry, inkberry, [1] dye-leaves [citation needed] and houx galbre, [1] is a species of evergreen holly native to the coastal plain of eastern North America, from coastal Nova Scotia to Florida and west to Louisiana where it is most commonly found in sandy woods and peripheries of swamps and bogs.
Ilex aquifolium, the holly, common holly, English holly, European holly, or occasionally Christmas holly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aquifoliaceae, native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia.
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Scientific classification; Kingdom: ... Binomial name; ... the myrtle dahoon or myrtle-leaved holly, is a species of holly native to the Southeastern United States ...