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Ilex opaca
American holly
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ilex opaca Aiton
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Aquifoliales, Family Aquifoliaceae, Genus Ilex, Species Ilex opaca


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AL: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hot Springs National Park
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Minute Man National Historical Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	President's Park
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vicksburg National Military Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	2/6/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 3:10:16 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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