Ilex aquifolium (English holly)

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Ilex aquifolium L.

English holly, European holly

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Aquifoliales	Hollies and some fairly obscure genera
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Holly family
Genus	Ilex	Latin for “holly oak” (rather than holly!)
Species	aquifolium	The classical name for holly, now under the genus Ilex, but applied to the holly family as Aquifoliaceae

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Ilex aquifolium description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/19/2004 · Haleakula, Maui, Hawaii ID is uncertain

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