American Holly
| Scientific Name: | Ilex opaca |
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NOTES: Broadleaf evergreen. Dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants).
| Scientific Name: | Ilex opaca |
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| Genus species: | Ilex opaca |
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| Common Name: | American Holly |
| Family Name: | Aquifoliaceae 
Shrubs or trees, deciduous or evergreen; flowers mostly unisexual (plants usually dioecious), regular, in axillary clusters; fruit a drupe, attracting songbirds, especially robins, catbirds, bluejays, bluebirds, thrushes, and mockingbirds. |
| Seed Type: | Angiosperm |
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Introduced Native |
| Category: | Tree |
| Flower Color: | White |
| CNC Habitat: | Nature Playscape |
| Identified by: | A. Swanson |
