Yerba Matá
Ilex paraguariensis
Aquifoliaceae · broadleaf evergreen tree · introduced
Last updated
Data Coverage 2 of 6 dimensions
Quick Facts
Height
20-30 ft
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Hardiness
Zone Zones 8b–9a
Origin
includes parts of Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina
Diseases (9)
Several factors Red Leaf Spotting Phytophthora leaf & twig blight Green algae Green Algae Many commercial Boron Deficiency Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Phytophthora ilicis Phytophthora Leaf and Twig Blight Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Venturia inaequalis Scab Fumago vagans Sooty Mold
Pests (11)
Parthenolecanium spp. Lecanium scale Pulvinaria floccifera Cottony camellia scale Coccus hesperidum Brown soft scale Argyrotaenia franciscana Orange tortrix Phytomyza ilicis Holly leafminer Rhopobota naevana Holly bud moth Aphidoidea Aphid Leafroller (Orange tortrix) Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Tetranychidae Spider mite Tortricidae Leafroller