Ilex Vomitoria Yaupon Holly

The yaupon holly is north america s version yerba mate which is ilex paraguariensis. Ilex vomitoria figure 1.

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Ilex vomitoria yaupon holly!!!

Ilex vomitoria commonly known as yaupon is native to a variety of areas including sandy woods dunes open fields forest edges and wet swamps often along the coastal plain and maritime forests from virginia to florida arkansas and texas. Yaupon holly is one of the most durable and adaptable of the small leaved evergreen hollies for use in southern landscapes. It grows well throughout its range in sidewalk cutouts and other sites with limited exposed soil. Gilman and dennis g.

Its small dark green ovate to elliptical leaves are scalloped and occur alternately on the stem. From a distance japanese holly and dwarf yaupon holly appear almost identical. Yaupon holly1 edward f. Japanese holly ilex crenata and dwarf yaupon holly ilex vomitoria nana and similar cultivars are favorite broadleaf evergreen shrubs for foundation beds throughout the south.

The word yaupon was derived from its catawban name yopún which is a diminutive form of the word yop meaning tree. Watson2 introduction this upright spreading small evergreen tree or large shrub capable of reaching 15 to 25 feet in height with a similar spread has small grey green leathery leaves densely arranged along smooth stiff light grey branches fig. Preparation of yaupon yah pon ranges from putting four or five leaves in hot water not boiling for five or six minutes to elaborate drying steaming roasting and percolation. Some brew leaves and twigs.

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