Scientific Name: Ilex opaca
Trail Location: 23
Plant Type: Evergreen
Family: Aquifoliaceae (Holly)
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
USDA Plant Id: ilop
Height: 15 - 30
Spread: 20 - 30
Flower:: Showy
Bloom Information:: White flowers that turn to red berries.
Leaf Image:
Leaf Description:: Pointed thick leaves.
Fall Leaf Color:: None. Evergreen.
Fruit Image:
Fruit Description: Berries that go from green to red.
The red berries are eaten by birds and various mammals and make a great winter diet when other food sources are scarce. Although animals love the berries, they are poisonous to humans.
Henry's Elfin - Callophrys henrici
Missouri Botanical: Missouri Botanical
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Citations: Leaf Image by Robert H. Mohlenbrock, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1995.
