Ilex amelanchier

Swamp holly
1989 illustration[1]

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Aquifoliales
Family:Aquifoliaceae
Genus:Ilex
Species: I. amelanchier
Binomial name
Ilex amelanchier
Natural range of Ilex amelanchier

Ilex amelanchier, the swamp holly or sarvis holly, is a rare[2] species of holly from the southeastern United States.[3] 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.[2]

The dull red berries appear in October to November, and may persist until the following spring.[2]

Its native range is limited to the Atlantic coastal plain and gulf coastal plain,[2] and extends as far south as Florida, as far west as Louisiana, and as far north as North Carolina.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ United States department of Agriculture, Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Alan S. Weakley (April 2008). "Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and Surrounding Areas".
  3. 1 2 "Ilex amelanchier M.A. Curtis ex Chapm.: sarvis holly". USDA PLANTS.
  4. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Ilex amelanchier (Sarvis holly)
  5. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map


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