Ilex aquifolium
A species in the Aquifoliaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Aquifoliales
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Genus
- Ilex
- Species
- Ilex aquifolium
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ilex aquifolium. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
28 synonyms in this snapshot
- Aquifolium croceumRaf.
- Aquifolium feroxMill. ex Raf.
- Aquifolium heterophyllumRaf.
- Aquifolium ilexScop.
- Aquifolium lanceolatumRaf.
- Aquifolium planifoliumRaf.
- Aquifolium spinosumLam.
- Aquifolium undulatumRaf.
- Aquifolium vulgareSt.-Lag.
- Ilex aquifolium f. aureopicta(Loudon) Geerinck
- Ilex aquifolium f. frivaldskyanaLoes.
- Ilex aquifolium var. barcinonaePau
- Ilex aquifolium var. crassifoliaAiton
- Ilex aquifolium var. feroxAiton
- Ilex aquifolium var. heterophyllaAiton
- Ilex aquifolium var. recurvaAiton
- Ilex balearicaDesf.
- Ilex camelliifoliaHenry
- Ilex chrysocarpaWender.
- Ilex ciliatahort. ex Koehne
- Ilex citriocarpaMurr
- Ilex crassifoliaAiton ex Steud.
- Ilex echinataMill.
- Ilex feroxAit. ex Steud.
- Ilex fischerihort. ex Carrière
- Ilex heterophyllaG.Don
- Ilex nigricansHenry
- Ilex sempervirensSalisb.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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