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Ilex opaca Aiton var. opaca
American holly

Family: Aquifoliaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Eastern and central United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Omitted in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002), but collected in 1998 in Flint Pen Strand in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed in Lee County (Clark s.n. USF), and in Palm Beach Gardens in 2003 (Zahina s.n. 2003 USF).

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Ilex opaca var. opaca available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Ilex opaca var. opaca has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native

Ilex opaca var. opaca has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Lee County Native
Palm Beach County Native

Ilex opaca var. opaca has been found in the following habitat :
Wet Flatwoods