| Swamp holly | |
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| 1989 illustration [1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Ilex |
| Species: | I. amelanchier |
| Binomial name | |
| Ilex amelanchier M.A.Curtis ex Chapm. | |
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| Natural range of Ilex amelanchier | |
Ilex amelanchier, the swamp holly or sarvis holly, is a rare [3] species of holly from the southeastern United States. [4] It is a close relative of mountain holly ( Ilex mucronata ) which used to be placed in a monotypic genus Nemopanthus. Ilex amelanchier grows near water, for example on streambanks. [3]
The dull red drupes appear in October to November, and may persist until the following spring. [3]
Its native range is limited to the Atlantic coastal plain and gulf coastal plain, [3] and extends as far south as Florida, as far west as Louisiana, and as far north as North Carolina. [4] [5] [6]
