Ilex ambigua

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Ilex ambigua
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Celastrales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species: I. ambigua
Binomial name
Ilex ambigua
(Michx.) Torr.
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Natural range of Ilex ambigua from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Carolina holly

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Ilex ambigua at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Lasioglossum pectoralis

Leucospididae: Leucospis slossonae

Pompilidae: Anoplius marginalis

Sphecidae: Cerceris fumipennis, Isodontia mexicana

Vespidae: Euodynerus boscii boharti, Polistes metricus, Stenodynerus lineatifrons, Zethus spinipes

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.