Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Aquifoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ilex cuthbertii
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex cuthbertii
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Systematic study of Ilex ambigua, Ilex decidua and related taxa (Krakow, 1989)
Ilex longipes var. cuthbertii
COMMON NAME:
Cuthbert Holly
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JK Marlow jkm170401_369
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm170401_371
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm170401_372
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Similar to I. longipes, w lvs pubescent on top, marginal teeth more obscure, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm170401_373
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Bark thin, gray, mostly smooth. Spur shoots commonly present, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Ron Lance rwl_ilexcuthbertii
September-October
Pedicels of fruits and pistillate flowers (5.5-) 10-30mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ilex cuthbertii
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex cuthbertii
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Systematic study of Ilex ambigua, Ilex decidua and related taxa (Krakow, 1989)
Ilex longipes var. cuthbertii
2610
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Usually dioecious
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - SC
Rare, endemic to an area along the Fall Line in SC & adjacent GA
Habitat: Upland circumneutral woodlands and forests, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White/Greenish-white
Usually unisexual
5-merous
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red or rarely yellow
Drupe
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