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Carolina holly

Ilex ambigua

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 11, February 13, March 12, April 20, May 20, June 12, July 10, August 9, September 12, October 11, November 9, December 10.
United States1,354
North Carolina149
Georgia118
Mississippi91
Alabama89
Tennessee84
Louisiana79
Texas32
Arkansas25
South Carolina24

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHollies and Allies · Aquifoliales
Familyholly family · Aquifoliaceae
Genushollies · Ilex

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Practise Carolina holly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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