Ilex Aquifolium Small 234×320 Medium 469×640 Large 750×1024 Download Tiff Original 1758×2400 | (492.9 KB) Description Common holly is the common name of ilex aquifolium. The leaves are shiny and spiny toothed. Keywords common holy, holly, Ilex, ilex aquifolium, leaf Galleries Trees: D-H Source: Nicholson, George The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening, Div. VI (London, England: L. Upcott Gill, 1884)