PLANTS Profile for Ilex opaca var. arenicola (American holly)

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PLANTS Profile

Ilex opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe
American holly

Symbol:

ILOPA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Aquifoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Ilex opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe

Ilex cumulicola

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, FL, Highland Co. Usage Requirements.

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Ilex opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe

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Synonyms:
Ilex opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe

	ILAR	Ilex arenicola Ashe
	ILCU	Ilex cumulicola Small
	ILPY	Ilex pygmaea McFarlin

Distribution:
Ilex opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe


View Native Status

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USA (FL)

Related Taxa:
Ilex opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe

View 2 genera in Aquifoliaceae, 39 species in Ilex, 2 varieties in Ilex opaca Aiton

Classification:
Ilex opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Celastrales
Family	Aquifoliaceae – Holly family
Genus	Ilex L. – holly
Species	Ilex opaca Aiton – American holly
Variety	Ilex opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe – American holly

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ilex opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
Ilex opaca
American holly		Exploitably Vulnerable
Pennsylvania:
Ilex opaca
American holly		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Ilex opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe

Ilex opaca:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC-

FACU+

FAC-

FACU+

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Ilex opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27984.

Related Web Sites:
Ilex opaca Aiton var. arenicola (Ashe) Ashe

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 06:15 PM CDT