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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ilex cuthbertii
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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
INCLUDED WITHIN (PRESUMED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-004b?:
Ilex decidua var. longipes FAMILY Aquifoliaceae
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilex 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 (Lance, 2004).
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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 (Lance, 2004).
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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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
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
INCLUDED WITHIN (PRESUMED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-004b?:
Ilex decidua var. longipes
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilex cuthbertii
2610
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Usually dioecious
Habitat: Upland circumneutral woodlands and forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White/Greenish-white
5-merous
Usually unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red or rarely yellow
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p450
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p176
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