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Ilex opaca var. opaca
American holly
Kings Mountain National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

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

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


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5T5
NatureServe State Rank:		SC: SNR
Evidence:		14 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bluestone National Scenic River	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gauley River National Recreation Area	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Petersburg National Battlefield	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	7/19/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/13/2025 6:19:56 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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