Aquifoliaceae
Yaupon
Ilex vomitoria
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Genus
- Ilex
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Common names
By language (6)
- arz
- اليكس القيء
- Chinese
- 代茶冬青, 催吐冬青, 印第安茶
- Czech
- Cesmína dávivá
- English
- Yaupon, Cassina, Yaupon holly
- Estonian
- Okseiileks
- French
- Yaupon
Synonyms
- Ilex caroliniana (Lam.) Loes.
- Ilex cassena Michx.
- Ilex floridana Lam.
- Ilex ligustrina Jacq.
- Ilex ligustrina f. ekmanii Loes.
- Ilex ligustrina f. parvifolia Griseb.
- Ilex ligustrina var. minutiflora (A.Rich.) Loes.
- Ilex minutiflora f. parvifolia Griseb. ex Urb.
- Ilex vomitoria f. pendula Foret & Solymosy
- Ilex vomitoria subsp. chiapensis (Sharp) A.E.Murray
- Ilex vomitoria var. chiapensis Sharp
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 725 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ingolf Askevold, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: andrew2285, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Luteus, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ashley De Leon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Yaupon: Location taken: North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, NC.. Names: Ilex vomitoria [Soland.], Appalachian Holly, Yaupon, Yaupon Holly, 代茶冬 Classification: Plantae > Magno](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ilex_vomitoria_3zz.jpg/500px-Ilex_vomitoria_3zz.jpg)
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: karmadgma, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF ![Yaupon: Location taken: North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, NC.. Names: Ilex vomitoria [Soland.], Appalachian Holly, Yaupon, Yaupon Holly, 代茶冬 Classification: Plantae > Magno](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ilex_vomitoria_4zz.jpg/500px-Ilex_vomitoria_4zz.jpg)
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Daniel Richmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Sara Piotter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![Yaupon: Location taken: North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, NC.. Names: Ilex vomitoria [Soland.], Appalachian Holly, Yaupon, Yaupon Holly, 代茶冬 Classification: Plantae > Magno](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ilex_vomitoria_3zz.jpg/1280px-Ilex_vomitoria_3zz.jpg)
![Yaupon: Location taken: North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, NC.. Names: Ilex vomitoria [Soland.], Appalachian Holly, Yaupon, Yaupon Holly, 代茶冬 Classification: Plantae > Magno](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ilex_vomitoria_4zz.jpg/1280px-Ilex_vomitoria_4zz.jpg)
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.