
Native Hollies of the Southeast
by Gil Nelson
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Form | Range | USDA Zone | Fruit Color | Leaf Retention |
| Sand Holly Carolina Holly |
Ilex ambigua | Shrub | NC and TN, south to central FL, west to e TX | 7–10 | Bright Red | Deciduous |
| Swamp Holly Sarvis Holly |
Ilex amelanchier | Shrub Small tree |
NC to n FL, west to e LA | 6–9 | Dull Red | Deciduous |
| Topal (Topel) Holly | Ilex X attenuata | Small Tree | 6–9 | Red | Evergreen | |
| Dahoon | Ilex cassine | Small Tree Shrub |
NC to FL, west to e TX | 7–9 | Red, rarely yellow | Evergreen |
| Long-stalked Holly | Ilex collina | Large Shrub | WV, VA, NC | 5–6 | Red | Deciduous |
| Large Gallberry | Ilex coriacea | Shrub | VA to FL, west to TX | 7–9 | Black | Evergreen |
| Suwannee River Holly | Ilex curtissii | Small tree Shrub |
GA, FL | 7–10 | Red | Deciduous |
| Cuthbert Holly | Ilex cuthbertii | Shrub Small tree |
GA, SC | Red | Deciduous | |
| Possumhaw holly | Ilex decidua | Shrub Small tree |
MD, south to n FL, west to e TX | 5–9 | Red, rarely yellow | Deciduous |
| Inkberry | Ilex glabra | Shrub | ME, south to FL, west to TX | 5–10 | Black or White | Evergreen |
| Krug's Holly | Ilex krugiana | Tree Large shrub |
FL | Black | Evergreen | |
| Smooth Winterberry | Ilex laevigata | Shrub | ME, south to SC | 4–7 | Red | Deciduous |
| Georgia Holly | Ilex longipes | Shrub Small tree |
NC south to FL, west to e TX | 7–9 | Bright Red | Deciduous |
| Mountain Winterberry | Ilex montana | Tree Large shrub |
WV, VA, NC, GA | 5–7 | Red | Deciduous |
| Catberry Mountain Holly |
Ilex mucronata | Shrub Small tree |
MD, WV west to IL north to CAN | Red Yellow | Deciduous | |
| Myrtleleaf Holly | Ilex myrtifolia | Shrub Small tree |
NC to FL, west to LA | 7–10 | Red Yellow | Evergreen |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca var. opaca | Large Tree | MA, south to FL, west to TX | 5–9 | Bright Red, rarely yellow | Evergreen |
| Scrub Holly | Ilex opaca var. arenicola | Small Tree | FL | 8–10 | Red | Evergreen |
| Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub | VA to n FL, west to MS | 3–9 | Bright Red, rarely yellow | Deciduous |
| Yaupon | Ilex vomitoria | Shrub Small tree |
NC to FL, west to e TX | 7–10 | Bright Red, rarely yellow | Evergreen |