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An individual instance of Ilex opaca (American holly)
Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/12-237
Notes:
This small tree with shiny, evergreen leaves is on Magnolia Lawn across from the entry walk of the Home Economics Building.
The leaves with spine-tipped lobes make American holly easy to recognize, particularly in the fall and winter when its bright orange-red berries are present. Although holly is often found as a shrub, it can reach tree size in undisturbed forests. Tree-sized holly specimens can be seen on the main campus part of the tour.
Holly is not common in the wild in middle Tennessee, but is often seen in other parts of the state, such as the Smoky Mountains. It is often planted as an ornamental bush and is found at a number of locations on campus.
The leaves with spine-tipped lobes make American holly easy to recognize, particularly in the fall and winter when its bright orange-red berries are present. Although holly is often found as a shrub, it can reach tree size in undisturbed forests. Tree-sized holly specimens can be seen on the main campus part of the tour.
Holly is not common in the wild in middle Tennessee, but is often seen in other parts of the state, such as the Smoky Mountains. It is often planted as an ornamental bush and is found at a number of locations on campus.
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This organism is a living specimen that is part of the Vanderbilt University Arboretum with the local identifier 1-251.
This particular organism is believed to have managedmeans of establishment.
This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.
Identifications:
Ilex opaca
Aiton
sec. Gleason Cronquist 1991
common name: American holly
family: Aquifoliaceae
Identified 2014-09-11 by Steven J. Baskauf
Location:
east side of Magnolia Lawn, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.14322°, -86.79788°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.
Location of individual determined from GIS database.
Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2014-09-11
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