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 croceumName author: Raf.
- Aquifolium feroxName author: Mill. ex Raf.
- Aquifolium heterophyllumName author: Raf.
- Aquifolium ilexName author: Scop.
- Aquifolium lanceolatumName author: Raf.
- Aquifolium planifoliumName author: Raf.
- Aquifolium spinosumName author: Lam.
- Aquifolium undulatumName author: Raf.
- Aquifolium vulgareName author: St.-Lag.
- Ilex aquifolium f. aureopictaName author: (Loudon) Geerinck
- Ilex aquifolium f. frivaldskyanaName author: Loes.
- Ilex aquifolium var. barcinonaeName author: Pau
- Ilex aquifolium var. crassifoliaName author: Aiton
- Ilex aquifolium var. feroxName author: Aiton
- Ilex aquifolium var. heterophyllaName author: Aiton
- Ilex aquifolium var. recurvaName author: Aiton
- Ilex balearicaName author: Desf.
- Ilex camelliifoliaName author: Henry
- Ilex chrysocarpaName author: Wender.
- Ilex ciliataName author: hort. ex Koehne
- Ilex citriocarpaName author: Murr
- Ilex crassifoliaName author: Aiton ex Steud.
- Ilex echinataName author: Mill.
- Ilex feroxName author: Ait. ex Steud.
- Ilex fischeriName author: hort. ex Carrière
- Ilex heterophyllaName author: G.Don
- Ilex nigricansName author: Henry
- Ilex sempervirensName author: Salisb.
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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