Ilex amelanchier

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Swamp holly
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1989 illustration [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. amelanchier
Binomial name
Ilex amelanchier
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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]

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References

  1. United States department of Agriculture, Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  2. Stritch, L. (2018). "Ilex amelanchier". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T122927373A122927584. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T122927373A122927584.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Alan S. Weakley (April 2008). "Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and Surrounding Areas". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  4. 1 2 "Ilex amelanchier M.A. Curtis ex Chapm.: sarvis holly". USDA PLANTS.
  5. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Ilex amelanchier (Sarvis holly)
  6. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map