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

Edible: No

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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