Ilex (Holly)

Ilex

Holly

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Aquifoliales	Hollies and some fairly obscure genera
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Holly family
Genus	Ilex	Latin for “holly oak” (rather than holly!)

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Ilex description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

Holly (Ilex) · 4/10/2011 · USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland
≈ 11 × 7" (27 × 18 cm) Species not yet identified

Holly (Ilex) · 3/2/2011 · North Central Railroad Trail, Gunpowder Falls State Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 6 × 9" (15 × 23 cm) Species not yet identified

Holly (Ilex) · 4/10/2011 · USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland
≈ 11 × 7" (27 × 18 cm) Species not yet identified

Holly (Ilex) · 11/7/2009 · New Bedford, New Hampshire
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 14 cm) Species not yet identified

Holly (Ilex) · A cultivar. · 9/10/2011 · Ellen and Rod’s, Westford, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 11" (18 × 27 cm) Species not yet identified

Holly (Ilex) · A cultivar. · 9/10/2011 · Ellen and Rod’s, Westford, Massachusetts
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 13 cm) Species not yet identified