| Common Name: | English holly |
| Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Ilex |
| Species: | aquifolium |
| Classification/Rank: | Very Invasive |
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| Habitat/Range: | • reported sites confined to Vancouver and Fraser Valley. • can dominate the tall shrub layer in the forest. • used in gardens and cultivate for Christmas trade |
• perennial shrub or small tree that grows 2 to 5m tall
• stems are erect, branched; branchlets minute-hairy
• leaves are egg shaped, entire to lobed, often with stiff spine-like teeth, shiny, evergreen, leathery
• flowers are dull white
• fruits are round, smooth, red berries found in clusters
Bioagents are one tool in the fight against invasive plants, and they are intensly studied before release to ensure they won't switch to...
