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Part of holly genus Ilex, the only living genus in family Aquifoliaceae.
Native to 🇺🇸 USA South and East. ▭ 🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (colors), ▭ 🌎︎ map (North America, Central America). 🌳︎ State tree of Delaware.
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) Its wood is the whitest available for musical instruments, particularly when cut in the ☃ winter, and dried quickly.
Ilex hosts caterpillars of 35 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍂︎ simple non-lobed ▲▲ toothed
🇬🇧 English holly Ilex aquifolium Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium