Ilex glabra - (image 1 of 4)
Taxonomy
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Habitat
Bogs, swamps, wet woods.
Associates
Distribution
On the coastal plain from Nova Scotia to FL and LA.
Morphology
Shrub to 1-3 m; twigs finely puberulent; leaves coriaceous, evergreen, oblanceolate, obtuse, cuneate at the base, punctate on the underside, the margins with 1-3 minute appressed teeth on each side near the apex; flowers mostly 6-8-merous; staminate flowers in small, pedicellate clusters; pistillate flowers mostly solitary; fruit black, 4-5 mm, firm, dry, persistent; nutlets smooth on the back.
Notes
Flowers mid June to early July
Wetland indicator: FACW
Sometimes grown for its compact habit (in sun) and evergreen foliage. Hardy to USDA Zone 4.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
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