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Ilex opaca
American holly
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ilex opaca Aiton
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		American holly
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:		VA: S5
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
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	Horseshoe Bend National Military 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


Last Modified Date:	8/7/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 9:12:36 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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