Ilex opaca Aiton

  • Filed As

    Aquifoliaceae
    Ilex opaca Aiton

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6192, 21 May 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. Virginia. Virginia Beach (Independent City). First Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, South of US 60 (Shore Drive), E of Fort Story Military Reservation, trail running roughly SE between end of cabin road and visitor center.

  • Habitat

    Dune Woodland; dominants include Pinus taeda, Quercus nigra, Ilex opaca and Sassafras albidum.

  • Description

    Tree 8 m tall, the trunk ca 10 cm diam; bark light brown, smooth; leaf blades lighter under, the edges curled downward. This species is very common in variety of habitats.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1087341

    Occurrence ID: 32819837-177c-4418-9825-8b4ed494d543

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01121622, D. E. Atha 6192, Ilex opaca Aiton - Accepted : Aquifoliaceae (183.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Aquifoliales

  • Family

    Aquifoliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ilex opaca Aiton det D. E. Atha, 2008

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Virginia

  • County/Municipio

    Virginia Beach (Independent City)

  • Locality

    First Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, South of US 60 (Shore Drive), E of Fort Story Military Reservation, trail running roughly SE between end of cabin road and visitor center

  • Elevation

    Alt. 5 m. (16 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.9185, -76.0431

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Aquifoliaceae
Ilex opaca Aiton
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. Virginia: Virginia Beach. First
Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, South of US 60
(Shore Drive), E of Fort Story Military Reservation, trail
running roughly SE between end of cabin road and visitor
center. 36.91851N, 76.04307W, 0-5 m. (Coordinates and
elevation from hand-held gps and digital world map;
accurate to within a radius of ca 25 m). Dune Woodland;
dominants include Pinus taeda, Quercus nigra, Ilex opaca
and Sassafras albidum.
Tree 8 m tall, the trunk ca 10 cm diam; bark light brown,
smooth; leaf blades lighter under, the edges curled
downward. This species is very common in variety of
habitats.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6192	21 May 2008
NYdb
01087341