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Taxon

Ilex aquifolium L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 125. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Grounds of Castelo Spagnola, L'Aquila, --Abruzzo. 9 May 02. 023.jpg

Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Grounds of Castelo Spagnola, L'Aquila, --Abruzzo. 9 May 02. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Grounds of Castelo Spagnola, L'Aquila, Abruzzo. 9 May 02. 022.jpg

Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Grounds of Castelo Spagnola, L'Aquila, Abruzzo. 9 May 02. 022.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Grounds of Castelo Spagnola, L'Aquila, Abruzzo. 9 May 02. 021.jpg

Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Grounds of Castelo Spagnola, L'Aquila, Abruzzo. 9 May 02. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03.  051.jpg

Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 051.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03.  171.jpg

Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 171.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03.  049.jpg

Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 049.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 048.jpg

Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03.  050.jpg

Ilex aquifolium--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 050.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia; introduced into Arkansas, Belarus, British Columbia, California, Hawaii, Lebanon-Syria, New Jersey, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Ontario, Oregon, South Australia, Tasmania, Türkiye, Victoria, Virginia, Washington; extinct in Sweden (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

May 20, 2003

Location

Italy, Tuscany (Monticiano)

43.128056, 11.264167

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Basso Merse

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

January 1, 1900

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 8, 2002

Location

Italy, Chieti (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Aquifoliales

Family

Aquifoliaceae

Genus

Ilex

Specific Epithet

aquifolium

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 16.3

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.7

Global rank

#65,335 of 335,497

Top 20%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →