North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Genus:
Family:

Ilex vomitoria

Ilex vomitoria Aiton

yaupon holly, yaupon

Cultivar(s): Bordeaux, Nana, Pendula, Shadow's Female, Stokes Dwarf, Yellow Berry

Image ID: 14978
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: ILVO
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ilex vomitoria
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2017-01-01

CULTIVAR INDEX

Cult_id	Cultivar_name	Action
33	Bordeaux	View
560	Nana	View
561	Pendula	View
562	Shadow's Female	View
563	Stokes Dwarf	View
9	Yellow Berry	View

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: ILEX
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Ilex
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Holly
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 400-500 species, mostly trees and shrubs, cosmopolitan and widespread in tropical and temperate areas, especially Asia and America. The genus Nemopanthus is clearly best subsumed into Ilex.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: Some of our species can be superficially similar to various shrubs and trees of the Rosaceae, in their alternate toothed leaves borne on spur shoots.
GENUS REFERENCES: Godfrey (1988)=Y; Krakow (1989)=Z; Powell et al. (2000)=X; Wunderlin & Poppleton (1977).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: AQUIFO
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Aquifoliaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Bartling 1830
FAMILY COMMON: Holly Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A monogeneric family of about 500 species, nearly cosmopolitan.
FAMILY REFERENCE:

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO:
STEMS:
LEAVES:
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS:
FRUITS:
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 3-5 ft.

DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub, Tree

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION: Evergreen

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: Mar-May

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
	x	x	x	x	x

BLOOM COLOR: Small white flowers

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
x

FRUITING PERIOD: Oct-Nov.

DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE:
NATIVE RANGE: southeastern United States

HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: Yaupon Holly is a long-lived, fine-textured woody evergreen. Its habit is upright and irregularly branched. It can be grown either as a small tree or a large shrub, as suckers will appear over time. This native species is easily transplanted, and is perhaps one of the most vigorous and adaptable hollies for southeastern gardens.

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Cultural Notes:

SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average, Well-drained
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 7
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 10
GERMINATION CODE:
WILDLIFE VALUE: Bird Friendly
DEER RESISTANCE:

GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
1245	HORT	2003-01-01		View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
676	1985-0311			View
677	1985-0312			View
2289	1986-2120			View
2290	1986-2121			View
2618	1987-0062			View
2669	1987-0126			View
3494	1991-0144			View
3853	1991-0548			View
4788	1993-0078			View
5140	1995-0259			View
5913	1995-1041			View
8299	2005-0016	2005-03-12		View
8300	2005-0017	2005-03-12		View
8332	2005-0049	2005-04-12		View
8756	2006-0691	2007-07-25		View
9099	2004-0320	2007-07-20	1245	View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
1356	676	153	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
1357	676	154	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
1358	676	162	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
1359	677	155	NCBG staff	1980-12-19	View
1360	677	6	NCBG staff	1986-12-22	View
3964	2289	81	NCBG staff	1967-01-01	View
3965	2289	81	NCBG staff	1967-01-01	View
3966	2289	6	NCBG staff	1967-01-01	View
3967	2290	83	NCBG staff	1967-12-31	View
4404	2618	84	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
4480	2669	140	NCBG staff	2001-06-07	View
5749	3494	98	NCBG staff	1990-04-01	View
6162	3853	199	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
7157	4788	83	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
7158	4788	99	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
7566	5140	203	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
8464	5913	2	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
11566	9099	159	NCBG staff	2003-01-01	View
11581	8299	223	NCBG staff	1967-12-31	View
11582	8300	135	NCBG staff	1967-01-01	View
11604	8332	27	NCBG staff	1967-01-01	View
12501	8299	219	NCBG staff	1967-12-31	View
12550	8299	221	NCBG staff	1967-12-31	View
13410	0	205	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
14249	0	62	Liloia	0000-00-00	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: ILVO
USDA Common Name: Yaupon
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX, VA)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree, Shrub

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC				FAC	FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ilex vomitoria
COMMON NAME: Yaupon
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, G, GW, K2, RAB, S, Va, WH3, Y]
PHENOLOGY: Mar-May; Oct-Nov.
HABITAT: Maritime forests, other dry sandy forests.
COMMENTS: Widespread in the Southeastern United States, primarily on the Coastal Plain, from e. VA (from Northampton County south) south to c. peninsular FL and west to se. TX. I. vomitoria from the Deep South often has much smaller leaves than plants in our area. In NC and VA, yaupon is nearly restricted to maritime habitats, on the barrier islands and in a narrow band on the mainland, in forests with substantial maritime influence. I. vomitoria is increasingly popular as an ornamental shrub, and is persistent or establishing in suburban woodlands.
RANGE MAP: Ilex vomitoria.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Aquifoliaceae Bartling 1830 (Holly Family)
SUMMARY: A monogeneric family of about 500 species, nearly cosmopolitan.
REFERENCE:

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Ilex L. (Holly)
SUMMARY: A genus of 400-500 species, mostly trees and shrubs, cosmopolitan and widespread in tropical and temperate areas, especially Asia and America. The genus Nemopanthus is clearly best subsumed into Ilex.
REFERENCE: Godfrey (1988)=Y; Krakow (1989)=Z; Powell et al. (2000)=X; Wunderlin & Poppleton (1977).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Ilex vomitoria in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Ilex vomitoria in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Ilex vomitoria in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Ilex vomitoria in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Ilex vomitoria in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ilex vomitoria

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 14978 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 14978 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 14977 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 94551 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)