Ilex opaca (American holly)

1/10/2026 · Hoyt-Hall Preserve, Marshfield, Massachusetts

11/8/2015 · James River Park System, Virginia · ≈ 6 × 4″ (14 × 9.9 cm)

11/8/2015 · James River Park System, Virginia · ≈ 5 × 3″ (12 × 8.3 cm)

5/24/2026 · Mid-Lothian Mines Park, Midlothian, Virginia · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

1/10/2026 · Hoyt-Hall Preserve, Marshfield, Massachusetts

7/1/2023 · Pocahontas State Park, Chesterfield, Virginia

1/10/2026 · Hoyt-Hall Preserve, Marshfield, Massachusetts

7/12/2025 · New Harbor, Maine · ≈ 13 × 8″ (33 × 21 cm)

1/10/2026 · Hoyt-Hall Preserve, Marshfield, Massachusetts

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Aquifoliales	Hollies and some fairly obscure genera
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Holly family
Genus	Ilex	Latin for “holly oak” (rather than holly!)
Species	opaca	Opaque or dull, in reference to leaf surfaces