Ilex decidua

Leaves broadest above middle. Leaves soft, not leathery. Grey twigs.

The following information is for the genus Ilex: Animals that eat its fruit: Black duck, Mourning dove, Bobwhite quail, Wild turkey, Catbird, Yellow-shafted flicker, Blue jay, Mockingbird, Phoebe, Robin, Yellow-bellied sapsucker (sap), Hermit thrush, Brown thrasher, Towhee, White-eyed vireo, Cedar waxwing, Pileated woodpecker, Armadillo, Black bear, Raccoon, Striped skunk, Fox squirrel, Gray squirrel, White-footed mouse, Attwater's wood rat. Animals that eat the plant: White-tailed deer (Martin et al. 1951).

Deciduous holly is Found in woods, fencerows, bordering streams, swamps, ravines or invading prairie from gallery forests throughout Louisiana and east and central Texas.

Low wet woods, often bordering streams, swamps, or ravines.