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The following species and natural hybrids in the flowering plant genus Ilex, the hollies, are accepted by Plants of the World Online. [1] Ilex has the most species of any woody dioecious angiosperm genus.
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 aquifolium is the species of holly long associated with Christmas, and previously the Roman festival of Saturnalia. Its glossy green prickly leaves and bright red berries (produced only by the female plant) are represented in wreaths, garlands and cards wherever Christmas is celebrated.
The fruit is a globose red drupe 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) in diameter, which often persists on the branches long into the winter, giving the plant its English name. Like most hollies, it is dioecious, with separate male and female plants; the proximity of at least one male plant is required to pollenize the females in order to bear fruit. [8 ...
Ilex marginata is a species of plant in the family Aquifoliaceae. It is endemic to Venezuela. [1] Otherwise known as the variegated English Holly. The female Ilex Marginata produces inedible small berries. The plant is popular for decoration along the midline of the United States where the climate seems to agree with the plant better. The Ilex ...
Hen plant – Plantago major; Herb barbara – Barbarea vulgaris; Hogweed – Ambrosia artemisiifolia; Holly – Ilex spp. Deciduous holly – Ilex decidua, Ilex verticillata; European holly – Ilex aquifolium; Inkberry holly – Ilex glabra; Meadow holly – Ilex decidua; Swamp holly – Ilex decidua; Winterberry holly – Ilex verticillata
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 Aquifoliaceae (holly ...
Ilex mucronata is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m (rarely 4 m) tall (or 6 to 10 feet high from the "Manual of Woody Landscape Plants" by Dr. Michael Dirr.) The leaves are alternate, simple, elliptic to oblong, (1 to 2.5" long and 3/4's as wide) 1.5–7 cm long and 1–3 cm broad, with an entire or finely serrated margin and an acute apex, and a 0.5–2 cm (1/4 to 1/2" long) petiole.