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 12 Oct 2018.
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Holly (Ilex) · 4/10/2011 · USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD ≈ 11 × 7" (27 × 18 cm) Species not yet identified 

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

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

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

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

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