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  Holly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Holly (Ilex) is a genus of about 400 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae.
Hollies (here, Ilex aquifolium) are dioecious: (above) shoot with flowers from male plant; (top right) male flower enlarged, showing stamens with pollen and reduced, sterile stigma; (below) shoot with flowers from female plant; (lower right) female flower enlarged, showing stigma and reduced, sterile stamens with no pollen.
vomitoria, Yaupon, was used by southeastern American Indians as a ceremonial stimulant and emetic known as the fl drink.
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 Holly
Ilex asprella - a deciduous holly native to Taiwan.
Ilex cassine: Dahoon holly - A low, shrubby tree with rough grey bark and silky shoots, the Dahoon holly is native to swampy land in the American south.
Ilex crenata 'Mariesii': Japanese holly, dwarf Japanese holly, dwarf box-leaved holly.
www.bonsai-bci.com /species/holly.html   (1005 words)

  
 Ilex sp. - holly
Ilex asprella has a tendency towards horizontal growth which must be compensated for; Ilex vomitoria, on the other hand, has a strong inclination to grow upwards.
Ilex vomitoria nana may be found growing in the wild and may be collected in early Spring.
Ilex decidua: possumhaw - native to the Southeastern U.S., this plant, with its 1-3 inch lustrous green leaves and bright orange-red fruit, may grow from 10-20 ft. It is hardy in zones 5-9.
www.bonsaiweb.com /care/faq/ilex.html   (1914 words)

  
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Ilex x attenuata is a grex name for any hybrid between I.
Ilex cornuta and cultivars are extremely heat and cold tolerant.
Ilex vomitoria 'Nana' is female; 'Shillings' a male.
www.arches.uga.edu /~hor370/sexam1.htm   (372 words)

  
 Yaupon Holly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria), also called Yaupon or Cassina (the latter shared with the Dahoon Holly), is an evergreen holly found in the southeast United States.
The active ingredient is actually caffeine, and the vomiting was either learned or as a result of the great quantities in which they drank the beverage (Hudson, The Southeastern Indians, ISBN 0870492489).
Gilman, Edward F. and Watson, Dennis G. Ilex vomitoria: Yaupon Holly Fact Sheet ST-311 (November 1993), Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida accessed at [1] June 19, 2006
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yaupon_Holly   (231 words)

  
 Dwarf Yaupon Holly
The botanical name for this particular specie of holly is Ilex vomitoria nana or Dwarf Yaupon Holly.
The portion of the name of the plant, "Vomitoria", is a rather unsavory name given to a very nice and useful plant.
It is a very small creature which literally mines the interior of leaves, leaving a fl trail where it has eaten the nutrients.
www.bonsai-bci.com /species/yaupon.html   (484 words)

  
 Hollies for the Gulf Coast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon Holly), all cultivars and hybrids - Native to Texas and Gulf Coast
Ilex cassine (Cassine Holly), all cultivars and hybrids - Native to the Gulf Coast
Ilex decidua (a deciduous holly), all cultivars and hybrids - native to Texas and Gulf Coast
www.houstongardening.info /hollies.htm   (645 words)

  
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It belongs to the genus Ilex, in which there are many species, with a variety of shapes and sizes.
Ilex cornuta has a deep root system and is often used in dry, urban sites.
Where viable seed is produced, and later germinates, the end result is a plant that is a hybrid between the two parent species or hybrids.
www.ag.auburn.edu /landscape/anr-837.htm   (10882 words)

  
 Digital Flora of Texas Vascular Plant Image Library query results: ilex vomitoria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Aquifoliaceae: Ilex vomitoria - Native, from Navasota Flora.
Aquifoliaceae: Ilex vomitoria (jpeg) TAMU Campus Flora, photo by Alex Robinson (leaves and berries on 02 Nov 98) courtyard of the Memorial Student Center (MSC) (overview map or zoom)
Aquifoliaceae: Ilex vomitoria (jpeg) TAMU Campus Flora, photo by Alex Robinson (berries relative to hand on 02 Nov 98) courtyard of the Memorial Student Center (MSC) (overview map or zoom)
www.csdl.tamu.edu /FLORA/cgi/gallery_query?q=ilex+vomitoria   (285 words)

  
 Holly Ilex plant and seed varieties from rich farm garden
Stems and bark are smooth grey and the female plants bear red berries that remain until late winter.
English Holly - Ilex aquifolium - This is the holly that has been immortalized in countless silk and plastic Christmas reproductions.
Weeping Yaupon Holly - Ilex vomitoria - Branched evergreen shrub with a loose weeping growth habit.
www.richfarmgarden.com /ilex.html   (600 words)

  
 The Genus, Ilex
The genus Ilex is a group of trees and shrubs commonly referred to as holly.
Popular tree types (15+') in the Tennessee region include: Ilex x attenuata 'Fosteri', Ilex opaca, Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' and Ilex vomitoria.
Popular small shrub types (1-6') in the Tennessee region include: Ilex cornuta 'Dwarf Burford' ('Burfordii Nana') and 'Carissa', Ilex crenata 'Compacta', 'Green Luster', 'Helleri', 'Hetzii', Ilex glabra 'Compacta', 'Shamrock', Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' (deciduous), I.
utgardens.tennessee.edu /ohld220/trees/ilex   (185 words)

  
 Ilex vomitoria 'Pride of Houston' - Pride of Houston Yaupon
Ilex vomitoria 'Pride of Houston' - Pride of Houston Yaupon
Pride of Houston Yaupon in an improved selection of the native Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria.
Pride of Houston has a more upright and uniform growth habit, a better branching structure, and will produce more berries than the species.
www.magnoliagardensnursery.com /productdescrip/Nursery/Ilex_Pride.html   (129 words)

  
 Ilex vomitoria “Yaupon”   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A close relative of the famed South American stimulant Maté (Ilex paraguensis), Ilex vomitoria is among the highest caffeine-containing plants known.
A strong infusion of the toasted leaves of this plant contains enough caffeine to warrant its name vomitoria.
Known as Yaupon by several North American tribes, the leaves of I. vomitoria were toasted over fire, boiled for several hours to a thick fl liquid and drunk as a ritual emetic to clear and purify the system prior to hunting.
basementshaman.com /ilvoy.html   (170 words)

  
 PLANTS Profile for Ilex vomitoria (yaupon) | USDA PLANTS
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See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.
View 2 genera in Aquifoliaceae, 39 species in Ilex
plants.usda.gov /java/profile?symbol=ILVO   (139 words)

  
 PlantFiles: Detailed information on Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria)
PlantFiles: Detailed information on Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria)
This plant has more caffiene in it's leaves than in any other known plant, including coffee.
Native Americans made "fl drink" from the leaves, caused vomiting (thus the species name "vomitoria").
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 Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon Holly): Plant Pictures, Plant Information
Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon Holly): Plant Pictures, Plant Information
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 Ilex vomitoria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
habit--Ilex vomitoria is a small tree (there is a juniper in the background)
flowers in Spring--Ilex vomitoria is dioecious, meaning there are separate male and female sexes.
What sex do you think these flowers are?
www.sbs.utexas.edu /mbierner/bio406d/images/pics/aqu/ilex_vomitoria.htm   (83 words)

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