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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ilex amelanchier
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
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Read more about Sarvis Holly at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex amelanchier
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-005:
Ilex amelanchier FAMILY Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilex amelanchier
COMMON NAME:
Sarvis Holly
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_ilam2_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ilex amelanchier
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex amelanchier
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-005:
Ilex amelanchier
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilex amelanchier
2588
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Usually dioecious
Habitat: Banks of blackwater creeks and rivers, clay-based Carolina bays, other pine flatwoods ponds with seasonally flooded hydrology, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White/Greenish-white
4-merous
Usually unisexual
FRUIT:
Winter/SpringFall
Red
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p172
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p087
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p075
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p306
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p176
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p247
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