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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Aquifoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ilex ambigua
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex ambigua
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-006a:
Ilex ambigua var. ambigua
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ilex beadlei
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Holly
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JK Marlow jkm170510_793
May Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
Flowers mostly in axils of leaves on lateral short-shoots, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm170510_794
May Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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JK Marlow jkm170510_818
May Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
Lvs elliptic to broadly ovate, often nearly round, teeth usually inconspicuous, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm210516_0449
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210516_0453
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210516_0455
May Greenville County SC
Petiole w U-shaped channel above, white appressed trichomes in the channel, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm210516_0456
May Greenville County SC
Leaves may be glabrous or densely hairy, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm210516_0458
May Greenville County SC
Pistillate flowers with ciliate corolla lobes, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmibeadlei_tc1
May
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmibeadlei_tc2
May
Flowers ~ 1/4" in diameter in axillary clusters; sepals w marginal hairs, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm210624_1567
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm160919_015
September Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
Lf margin finely serrate, tip usually obtuse to acuminate, not long-tapered, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm160919_016
September Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
Fruits 5-9mm across, on short pedicels, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm160919_019
September Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ilex_ambigua
October