Ilex vomitoria

Classification	Dicots
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Family (Traditional)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Ilex
Species:	Ilex vomitoria Aiton
Common Name	Yaupon
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: crenate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 0; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Fusion: N/A; Tepal Number: 0
C value	4
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Ilex ligustrina f. parvifolia	Ilex ligustrina f. parvifolia (Griseb. ex Loes.) Loes.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Fayette (KY), Fayette (TN), Knox (TN), Perry (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, EKY, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 2002

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100219086	Shelby	Tennessee	19 Jun 1971	Elizabeth M Browne 71G16.1	EKY Ilex vomitoria
31234100219094	Shelby	Tennessee	19 Jun 1971	Elizabeth M. Browne 71G16.1	EKY Ilex vomitoria
BEREA002322	Fayette	Kentucky			BEREA Ilex vomitoria
TENN-V-0141327	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Ilex vomitoria
TENN-V-0141326	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Ilex vomitoria
TENN-V-0141330	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ilex vomitoria
TENN-V-0141328	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ilex vomitoria
TENN-V-0141329	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ilex vomitoria
UCHT018781	Perry	Tennessee			UCHT Ilex vomitoria
MTSU020933	Rutherford	Tennessee	1956-7	Euple Ann Gilbert 5	MTSU Ilex vomitoria
MTSU020934	Rutherford	Tennessee	23 Apr 1980	John Douglas 28	MTSU Ilex vomitoria
MTSU021015	Williamson	Tennessee	02 Sep 2002	Dwayne Coleman	MTSU Ilex vomitoria
SWMT03858	Shelby	Tennessee	00 May 1979	Mimi Ward and Elaine Toulon	SWMT Ilex vomitoria

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Ilex vomitoria

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