Common Name(s): | Yaupon Holly, Cassine, Holly,Yaupon |
Scientific Name: | Ilex vomitoria |
Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 4.5 m |
Flowers: | April |
Fruits: | Fall |
Description: An evergreen shrub found in the understory of forest canopies. Widely abundant as an ornamental shrub due to its broad evergreen leaves and shiny red fruit remaining attached into winter. This combination makes it a handsome shrub in the winter and is often used as a Christmas decoration. The fruit is eaten by many species of birds and are poisonous to humans. Often planted as an ornamental. |