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Ilex asperula (Ilex asperula)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: berries Ilex asperula is an iron growth species described by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius and Reiss. Ilex asperula is part of the genus Hollycars , and the family of iron plants. Ilex is a genus of 400 to 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Aquifoliales

            • Family: Aquifoliaceae

              • Genus: Ilex