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Aquifoliaceae
Ilex

Ilex collina E.J. Alexander. Common name: Long-stalked Holly, Cherry Holly. Phenology: May-Jun; (Aug-) Sep-Oct. Habitat: In peat of bog and seepages, on banks of cold, high elevation streams (less commonly on moist, rocky slopes in northern hardwood forests or mixed spruce-hardwood forests) at moderate to high elevations (1100-1800m). Distribution: A Southern Appalachian endemic: e. and c. WV, sw. VA, w. NC, e. TN (Sevier County) (Boetsch & Nielsen 2003), and ne. GA.

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Section: Prinoides.

ID notes: I. collina often occurs with or in close proximity to the similar I. montana and I. verticillata; the long fruiting pedicel will separate fruiting plants readily.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: The affinities of this species are with Ilex montana and I. verticillata, not with Ilex (Nemopanthus) mucronata (Baas 1984). See Clark (1974) and Boetsch & Nielsen (2003) for additional information about this species.

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Va, WV, Clark (2023); = n/a — RAB; = Nemopanthus collinus (Alexander) R.C.Clark — C, Tn, W; < Ilex longipes Chapm. ex Trel. — F, G. Basionym: Ilex collina Alexander 1941

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Ilex collina, pistillate flowers, Mount Enotah, Brasstown Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, Towns County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Ilex collina, pistillate flowers, Mount Enotah, Brasstown Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, Towns County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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