Ilex opaca Aiton

  • 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, W of US 60 (Shore Drive). Dune Woodland 10-50 m N of high tide line of "The Narrows" of Broad Bay

  • Elevation

    Alt. 5 m. (16 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.8893, -76.0159

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

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, W of US 60 (Shore
Drive), ca 50 m N of high tide line of "The Narrows" of
Broad Bay. 36.88934N, 76.01590W, 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.
Tree 8 m tall, the trunk 17 cm diam; bark thin, smooth,
yellow/grey; leaf blade abaxials lighter than adaxials.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha & Keith Morrow 6211	22 May 2008
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