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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Aquifoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Ilex decidua
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ilex decidua
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
INCLUDING
Trees, Shrubs, Woody Vines of north Florida & adjacent GA & AL (Godfrey, 1988)
Ilex decidua var. decidua
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 112-01-004a:
Ilex decidua var. decidua
FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ilex decidua
COMMON NAME:
Possumhaw, Possumhaw Holly
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmidecidua_far2b
April-May? Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
Flowers similar to other hollies; petals and sepals usually 4, rarely 5, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ilex_decidua_5
November
Drupes scarlet, lustrous, 6-8mm in diameter, on stalks 3-5mm long, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
Ron Lance rwl738_a
November
Leaf blades widest above the middle, bases wedge-shaped, margins undulate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.