Appalachian Tea vs Clustered Holly

Ilex glabra compared with Ilex aggregata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Tea	Clustered Holly
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order same	Aquifoliales (감탕나무목)	Aquifoliales (감탕나무목)
Family same	Aquifoliaceae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus same	Ilex	Ilex
Species	Ilex glabra	Ilex aggregata

Evolutionary Relationship

Appalachian Tea and Clustered Holly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ilex.

Conservation Status

Appalachian Tea

LC — Least Concern

Clustered Holly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Tea	Clustered 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.

Clustered 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.

Clustered Holly

Ilex aggregata is a holly in the family Aquifoliaceae. The genus Ilex is the largest genus in its family, comprising approximately 600 species distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of all continents except Antarctica and Australia, with diversity centers in South America and Asia. I. aggregata appears to be a South American or neotropical species, consistent with the high diversity of the genus in that region. Hollies are evergreen or deciduous shrubs and trees with typically leathery, often spiny leaves. They are dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants, and produce characteristic fleshy drupes (berries) that are often red, orange, or black when ripe, providing food for birds and other frugivores that disperse the seeds. Many Ilex species are adapted to forest understory, forest margins, and montane habitats. Holly berries and leaves are generally toxic to mammals, though consumed by certain birds. I. aggregata is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN. Detailed habitat and distribution data for this species are limited in publicly available records.