Holly

This article is about the plant type. For other uses see Holly (disambiguation)

Holly
English holly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Aquifoliales Family: Aquifoliaceae Genus: Ilex
Species
Ilex aquifolium - English holly Ilex cassine - Dahoon holly Ilex glabra Gallberry, inkberry (SE USA) Ilex latifolia - Tarajo holly Ilex montana - Mountain holly or mountain winterberry Ilex opaca - American holly Ilex paraguariensis - Yerba maté Ilex vomitoria - Yaupon holly

Hollies are shrubs and trees of the genus Ilex. Many of them are highly decorative. Some have leaves with widely-spaced, spine-tipped leaves, while others have simple leaves.

Holly plants are male and female. Only the female has berries, but requires a male as a pollenizer. Also bees are required as wind pollination is negligible.

American holly
foliage and berries