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Aquifoliaceae: holly family; Ilex: holly trees; Ilex ambigua: Carolina holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex amelanchier: serviceberry holly; sarvis holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex aquifolium: European holly Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex cassine: dahoon Aquifoliaceae (holly family) Ilex coriacea: sweet gallberry; large gallberry holly
This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory trees, ... American holly: Ilex opaca: 1939 [12] District of Columbia: Scarlet oak: Quercus coccinea ...
Less spiny varieties of holly were preferred, and in practice the leaves growing near the top of the tree have far fewer spines, making them more suitable for fodder. Ilex aquifolium was once among the traditional woods for Great Highland bagpipes before tastes turned to imported dense tropical woods such as cocuswood, ebony, and African blackwood.
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).
It is commonly known as dahoon holly [2] or cassena, the latter derived from the Timucua name for I. vomitoria. [3] It is a large shrub or small tree growing to 12 meters (39 ft). [4] The leaves are evergreen, 6–15 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, glossy dark green, entire or with a few small spines near the apex of the leaf. The flowers are white ...
Ilex guayusa (/ ˈ aɪ l ɛ k s ˈ ɡ w aɪ juː s ə / or / ˈ aɪ l ɛ k s ˈ w aɪ juː s ə /) is a species of tree of the holly genus, native to the Amazon Rainforest.One of four known caffeinated holly trees, the leaves of the guayusa tree are harvested fresh and brewed like a tea for their stimulative effects. [1]
Ilex sapiiformis, also known as the Pernambuco holly, is a critically endangered tree in the family Aquifoliaceae endemic to the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. [1]
The native holly is a shrub or rarely a small tree up to 6 m (20 ft) tall. The trunk is usually crooked, with pale grey smooth bark, and some pustules and lenticels. Small branches are greenish or fawn in colour, with paler lenticels. [4] [5] The leaves are holly-like in appearance, 2 to 8 cm (0.8 to 3 in) long and 2 to 5 cm (0.8 to 2 in) wide.