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Ilex opaca is a medium-sized broadleaved evergreen tree growing on average to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) wide, and up to 30 m (98 ft) tall. Typically, its trunk diameter reaches 50 cm (20 in), sometimes up to 120 cm (47 in).
Ilex (/ ˈ aɪ l ɛ k s /) or holly [3] is a genus of over 570 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. [4] Ilex has the most species of any woody dioecious angiosperm genus. [5] The species are evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide.
Ilex opaca: 1939 [12] District of Columbia: Scarlet oak: Quercus coccinea: 1960 [13] Florida: Sabal palm: Sabal palmetto: 1953 [14] Georgia: Southern live oak ...
Ilex longipes: Georgia holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex montana: mountain winterberry Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex myrtifolia: myrtle-leaved holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex opaca: American holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex verticillata: common winterberry Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex vomitoria: yaupon; yaupon holly
Ilex opaca (American holly) [92] Planted as an ornamental and for winter holiday decorations. The red berries attract white-tailed deer and many bird species. The range overlaps that of loblolly and shortleaf pine. Uses: landscaping, pulpwood, veneers. [93] All but ME MI NH VT WI
International Checklist of Cultivated Ilex - Part 1, Ilex opaca, National Arboretum Contribution No. 3, 1973. International Checklist of Cultivated Ilex - Part 2 Ilex crenata Thunberg ex J.A. Murray, National Arboretum Contribution No. 6, 1992. Gene K. Eisenbeiss, "Ilex Cultivar Registration List, 1958-1993", Holly Society Journal 13(3). 1995.
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