Appalachian Tea vs Farges’s Holly

Ilex glabra compared with Ilex fargesii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Tea	Farges’s Holly
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family same	Aquifoliaceae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus same	Ilex	Ilex
Species	Ilex glabra	Ilex fargesii

Evolutionary Relationship

Appalachian Tea and Farges’s Holly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ilex.

Conservation Status

Appalachian Tea

LC — Least Concern

Farges’s Holly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Tea	Farges’s Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appalachian Tea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Farges’s Holly

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Appalachian Tea

The Appalachian Tea (Ilex glabra) is a species in the genus Ilex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.