Ilex opaca

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Ilex opaca in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ilex opaca, Ait. (I. quercifolia, Meerb.). American Holly. Fig. 1947. Tree, with spreading short branches, sometimes to 50 ft., forming a narrow, pyramidal head, glabrous: lvs. oval or elliptic-lanceolate, with large remote spiny teeth, rarely entire, dull green above, yellowish green beneath, 2-4 in. long: fr. dull scarlet, usually solitary, globose. June. Mass, to Fla., west to Mo. and Texas. Em. 385. S.S. 1:45. Gng. 4:276, 277. F.E. 16:444, pi. 63; 20:402, pi. 14. Gn.M. 2:19; 4:237. V. 3:86; 12:79, 80.—Hardier than I. aquifolium, but less handsome. Ilex opaca var. xanthocarpa, Rehd. Frs. yellow. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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