American holly (Ilex opaca)
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Flowering plantsIn Stark County, Ohio

American holly

Ilex opaca Aiton

American holly in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Genus
Ilex
Near Stark County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (40)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (40)
  • Recorded, season not shown (7)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
American holly by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County201 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County96 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyNo qualifying records yet
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County78 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County40 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County53 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County81 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Stark County

Not enough evidence

Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap. Based on 53 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Stark County · records of all species each week, 33,891 in all

Records per week from 53 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of American holly in Stark County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of American hollyYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1011143
Jan 11–1711119
Jan 18–2400147
Jan 25–3111143
Feb 1–711117
Feb 8–1422168
Feb 15–2100164
Feb 22–2811247
Mar 1–721246
Mar 8–1400250
Mar 15–2122316
Mar 22–2881302
Mar 29 – Apr 422254
Apr 5–1100386
Apr 12–1811628
Apr 19–2500720
Apr 26 – May 2641,636
May 3–9001,048
May 10–1600697
May 17–2311768
May 24–30001,208
May 31 – Jun 600850
Jun 7–1300906
Jun 14–2022903
Jun 21–27001,262
Jun 28 – Jul 4001,285
Jul 5–11001,477
Jul 12–18001,492
Jul 19–25111,222
Jul 26 – Aug 1001,310
Aug 2–8001,099
Aug 9–15001,148
Aug 16–22001,200
Aug 23–29001,155
Aug 30 – Sep 5001,026
Sep 6–12001,177
Sep 13–19311,868
Sep 20–2632782
Sep 27 – Oct 300687
Oct 4–1011770
Oct 11–1700548
Oct 18–2400336
Oct 25–3100382
Nov 1–700289
Nov 8–1400168
Nov 15–2122147
Nov 22–2861116
Nov 29 – Dec 51184
Dec 6–1221108
Dec 13–1900113
Dec 20–2611123
Dec 27 – Jan 221151

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 1 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 1,026 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,026 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of American holly in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of American hollyYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–102576,211
Jan 11–171175,146
Jan 18–241784,645
Jan 25–312594,698
Feb 1–72756,023
Feb 8–142975,888
Feb 15–212685,436
Feb 22–282076,846
Mar 1–73188,321
Mar 8–1424810,384
Mar 15–2125712,620
Mar 22–2829713,949
Mar 29 – Apr 423719,661
Apr 5–1120726,860
Apr 12–1830939,925
Apr 19–2530941,623
Apr 26 – May 248856,391
May 3–911652,952
May 10–169653,785
May 17–239557,698
May 24–306454,651
May 31 – Jun 615853,099
Jun 7–138653,700
Jun 14–2011756,625
Jun 21–275455,361
Jun 28 – Jul 410658,477
Jul 5–115361,336
Jul 12–185464,722
Jul 19–256469,753
Jul 26 – Aug 112759,416
Aug 2–87759,712
Aug 9–154355,994
Aug 16–228554,328
Aug 23–299551,772
Aug 30 – Sep 514657,167
Sep 6–127559,075
Sep 13–1915554,543
Sep 20–2613745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 325843,180
Oct 4–1034737,841
Oct 11–1723930,824
Oct 18–2419921,156
Oct 25–3131719,021
Nov 1–732714,172
Nov 8–1429812,621
Nov 15–212277,965
Nov 22–282978,136
Nov 29 – Dec 52896,083
Dec 6–123796,004
Dec 13–191865,423
Dec 20–262075,661
Dec 27 – Jan 25098,459

Reported in flower

Only 6 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • winterberry holly Ilex verticillata49 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Japanese holly Ilex crenata24 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • fortune's spindle Euonymus fortunei16 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Amur honeysuckle Lonicera maackii10 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest62%31%
Developed30%49%
Wetland5%5%
Farmland2%11%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%

From 641 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,026 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.