American holly
NativeIlex opaca
Holly (Aquifoliaceae) · Conifer · 20–40 ft
Knowing it
The evergreen Christmas holly, native to the Bootheel and southeastern lowlands and planted farther north.
What a tree company sees
Slow and sturdy; prickly to work in.
Recorded in 31 counties
- Boone County
- Butler County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Clay County
- Cole County
- Crawford County
- Dallas County
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Howell County
- Iron County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Laclede County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Oregon County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski County
- Scott County
- Shannon County
- St. Charles County
- St. Francois County
- St. Louis City
- St. Louis County
- Ste. Genevieve County
- Stoddard County
- Taney County
- Texas County
- Webster County
From GBIF occurrence records. No record does not mean absent.