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Ilex vomitoria


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Ilex vomitoria
  • Scientific Name: Ilex vomitoria
  • Common Name: yaupon
  • Symbol: ILVO
  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Ilex
  • Family: Aquifoliaceae
  • Family Common Name: Holly family
  • Order: Celastrales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree, Shrub
  • Native Status: L48 (N)
  • Flower Color: White
  • Flower Conspicuous: No
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Texture: Coarse
  • Fruit Color: Red
  • Fruit Color: Red
  • Edible: No
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    Yaupon Holly with unripe fruit


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  • Scientific Name: Ilex vomitoria
  • Common Name(s): Yaupon Holly
  • Edible: no
  • Medicinal: yes
  • Parts Used: leaf


  • crashdive123
    28 Aug, 2009

    Evergreen shrub or small tree; 6-15 feet. ALeaves to 2 inches long; elliptical, leater, round-toothed. Berries in clusters, red A(rarely yellow)/ September - November. Calyx segments rounded, with few hairs on margins.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    crashdive123
    28 Aug, 2009

    Where Found: Sandy woods. Se Virginia to Florida; Texas, Arkansas.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    crashdive123
    28 Aug, 2009

    Uses: American Indians used a very strong leaf tea as a cermonial cleansing beverage, drinking large amouns to induce vomiting or act as purgative. This may be the only caffeine-containing plant native to North America, althouugh presence of caffeine is disputed.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    crashdive123
    28 Aug, 2009

    Warning: Many hollies are considered potentially toxic.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
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