Ilex coriacea (Pursh) Chapman. Section: Glabra. Common name: Big Gallberry, Sweet Gallberry. Phenology: Apr-May; Late Jul-Oct. Habitat: Pocosins, more restricted to wet, peaty sites than I. glabra, though very often intermixed in their regions of co-occurrence. Distribution: A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: se. VA south to c. peninsular FL and west to e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl7, G, GW2, K4, RAB, S, Tx, Va, WH3, Clark (2023), Godfrey (1988); = Ilex lucida (Aiton) Torr. & A.Gray — S13; Prinos coriaceus Pursh. Basionym: Prinos coriaceus Pursh 1814
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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native range: southeastern United States
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