AQUIFOLIACEAE - - Holly Family

Ilex crenata Thunberg. — Japanese Holly

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Leaves

Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata) - A shrub usually not over 5 m. tall, widely planted and occasionally naturalizing near sources of cultivation. Many cultivars have been selected amd are popular as ornamentals in the South

Habitat:

Planted as a landscaping shrub, escaped into forests in suburban areas. Dist: Native of Japan. Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southeastern United State, 2024 Edition.

Distribution

The range of Ilex crenata (Japanese Holly)

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].